JAKARTA - Member of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 period, Hasyim Asyari conveyed a number of messages that the KPU members for the 2022-2027 period needed to carry out their duties later.
It is known that the terms of office of Hasyim and six other members of the 2017-2022 KPU will expire on April 11, 2022. Furthermore, 7 members of the 2022-2027 KPU, including Hasyim who was re-elected, will continue the work of election organizers.
Hasyim asked the members of the 2022-2027 KPU to accept collective memories with the 2017-2022 KPU members by sharing knowledge and experiences in organizing the 2019 Simultaneous Elections and the 2020 Regional Head Elections.
Then, the members of the 2022-2027 KPU were asked to carry out internal consolidation to strengthen the KPU's institutions in facing the 2024 Simultaneous Elections.
"This internal consolidation identifies problems and strengthens KPU institutions, including human resources, finance/budget, office and warehouse facilities, as well as electoral IT," said Hasyim in his statement, Sunday, February 20.
Then, the members of the 2022-2027 KPU need to accelerate the formation of PKPU regulations, starting from the stages of election, registration of political parties, voter data collection, formation of electoral districts, to candidacy.
Equally important, Hasyim said that members of the 2022-2027 KPU needed to prepare a strategy to anticipate accidents or accidents at work for the ad hoc election management bodies such as KPPS, PPS, PPK, and Pantarlih.
"Strategies can be carried out such as holding the 2020 Regional Head Elections, such as setting a maximum age limit of 50, tightening health requirements, preferably having two doses of vaccine, and having swabs with negative COVID-19 results before carrying out their duties," said Hasyim.
It is known that the DPR Plenary Meeting announced the names of seven KPU members and five Bawaslu members who were elected for the 2022-2027 period. The 12 names are the results of the fit and proper test held by Commission II of the DPR on February 14-16.
There were 7 KPU members elected, namely Betty Epsilon Idroos, Hasyim Asy'ari, Mochammad Afifuddin, Parsadaan Harahap, Yulianto Sudrajat, Idham Holik and August Mellaz.
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