KPU Responds To Proposal Of Different Re-Vocation Counting At PKPU-UU Pilkada

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JAKARTA - KPU member Idham Holik responded to the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) asking for an explanation regarding PKPU's inconsistency Number 17 of 2024 concerning Voting and Vote Calculation (Tungsura) with the Pilkada Law regarding the proposer of re-voting at polling stations (TPS).

He said Bawaslu in the harmonization meeting of the PKPU draft on Voting and Counting were participants.

"Bawaslu representatives at the PKPU draft harmonization meeting on Voting and Counting organized by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights were involved as participants," said Idham as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, November 23.

Idham also explained that in PKPU Number 18 of 2020 concerning Pilkada Voting, especially in Article 67 paragraph (3), the TPS Supervisor has regulated that it can propose a recount.

"In the event of a situation as referred to in paragraph (2), witnesses, the Village/Village Panwaslu or TPS Supervisor can propose a recount of the ballot at the polling station concerned," reads Article 6 paragraph (3) of PKPU Number 18 of 2020.

The same thing is also contained in Article 89 paragraph (3) of PKPU 25 of 2023 concerning Voting in Elections, which regulates the same thing where the TPS Supervisor can propose a recount of ballots.

"The receipt in PKPU Number 25 is based on the proposal of Bawaslu," he explained.

Previously, Bawaslu would ask for an explanation from the General Elections Commission (KPU) regarding the PKPU's inconsistency Number 17 of 2024 concerning Voting and Vote Calculation (Tungsura) with the Pilkada Law regarding the proposer of the re-voting at the TPS.

"In the PKPU, the party authorized to propose a recount of votes is the witness or supervisor of the TPS. Meanwhile, Article 113 of the Pilkada Law, it is stated that the authorities propose a recount of votes, namely the Field Election Supervisor (PPL). Maybe we chat with the KPU first, yes, because the process must be in harmonization. has been discussed," said Bawaslu Chairman Rahmat Bagja.