Regarding The Donation Of Electronic Money For The 2024 Election Campaign Fund, This Is What The KPU Said

The General Elections Commission (KPU) held public trials of three draft KPU regulations (PKPU) at the Grand Mercure Harmoni Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday (27/5/2023). (Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - KPU Technical Division Coordinator Idham Holik said that electronic money donations are one of the strategic things in the preparation of the KPU draft Regulation (PKPU) on the Election Campaign Fund this time.

For this reason, the General Elections Commission (KPU) will arrange electronic money donations in the campaign funds in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

"Previously, in the previous PKPU, this has not been regulated," said Idham when describing the PKPU Draft for the General Election Campaign Fund in a public test of the PKPU draft which was held in a hybrid manner in Jakarta, Saturday.

Idham said that the regulation of electronic money donations was an effort by the KPU in responding to the disruption of digital technology in the economic realm.

"In formulating KPU Regulations on Campaign Fund Reporting, you must pay attention to the phenomenon of digital disruption, one of which is the massive use of e-wallet, e-money, and other types of electronic money," said Idham, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, May 27.

It was also said that all forms of donations in the form of money must be placed in a special account of campaign funds (RKDK) before campaign activities.

This, he said, was no exception for campaign funds originating from donations in the form of electronic money.

In accordance with the provisions of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, he said, donations in the form of money must be deposited into special accounts of campaign funds. In this case, donations in the form of electronic money must be included in the RKDK before being used.

Met after the agenda, KPU Legal and Supervision Division Coordinator Mochammad Afifuddin added that the PKPU for the Election Campaign Fund also encouraged all campaign fund donations to be recorded in detail.

"An important contribution is recorded. 'What we manage is donations or campaign fund reports and so on. If people donate, it is recorded. If people help, they are minimized. That is regulated in the PKPU Election Campaign Fund," concluded Afifuddin.