TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The General Election Commission (KPU) has issued a list of 40 survey institutes that are authorized to announce the quick count result of the 2019 general elections.

“So, a certified pollster means it has been verified officially by the KPU and has fulfilled the requirement as a survey institute for the 2019 election,” said the board commissioner Wahyu Setiawan in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 16.

According to Wahyu, several basic requirements include the submission of financial report to ensure it as an independent institute, detail information on the methodology used in a survey, and a list of personnel running a survey.

As for the time to announce quick counts, he went on, is referred to the Law No. 7 of 2019 on the election. Pollsters are allowed to release survey results two hours after the voting and vote counting in polling stations (TPS) end.

“We have known that activities in the TPS complete at 1 p.m., so two hours after that, survey institutes are allowed [to publish quick count of Indonesia election],” Wahyu concluded.

The list of those certified pollsters are as follows:

1. Indonesian Public Opinion and Discussion Group (KedaiKOPI)
2. Poltracking Indonesia
3. Indonesia Research and Survey (IRES)
4. Center of Research and Development, Education, and Training of the national radio station RRI
5. Charta Politika Indonesia
6. Indo Barometer
7. Kompas Research and Development
8. Saiful Mujani Research & Consulting (SMRC)
9. Indikator Politik Indonesia
10. Indekstat Konsultan Indonesia
11. Jaringan Suara Indonesia
12. Populi Center
13. Lingkaran Survey Kebijakan Publik
14. Citra Publik Indonesia
15. Survey Strategi Indonesia
16. Jaringan Isu Publik
17. Lingkaran Survey Indonesia (LSI)
18. Citra Komunikasi LSI
19. Konsultan Citra Indonesia
20. Citra Publik
21. Cyrus Network
22. Rataka Institute
23. Lembaga Survei Kuadran
24. Media Survey Nasional
25. Indodata
26. Celebes Research Center
27. Roda Tiga Konsultan
28. Indomatrik
29. Puskaptis
30. Pusat Riset Indonesia (PRI)
31. PT. Data LSI (Lembaga Survei Indonesia)
32. Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
33. Voxpol Center Research & Consultan
34. FIXPOLL Media Polling Indonesia
35. Cirus Curveyors Group
36. Arus Survei Indonesia
37. Konsepindo Research and Consulting
38. PolMark Indonesia
39. PT Parameter Konsultindo
40. Lembaga Real Count Nusantara

IRSYAN HASYIM (KONTRIBUTOR)

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