Gen Z Voters to Dominate West Java in Upcoming Elections
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12 October 2023 20:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin stated that one of the crucial steps to the 2024 elections is collecting voters' data. "The most important thing is, don't forget to check whether you have been registered," he said in Bandung on Thursday.
Bey was attending a joint training with West Java regional police to face the 2024 general elections, including to anticipate riots. The governor claimed that the National Police and the National Armed Forces would prioritize all regions in West Java without exception.
The head of the West Java Population and Civil Registry Office Berli Hamdani Gelung Sakti stated that the total population in the province reached 49.35 million people, and is estimated to surpass 50 million in the coming year. Berli mentioned that 35 million people in West Java are categorized as voters.
Out of all voters in the province, Millennials and Gen Z dominated the scene. "Around 62 percent," Berli said. "The biggest one is Zillenials (Gen Z), composing around 22 percent of the total voters."
Meanwhile, Berli mentioned that the elderly are one of the concerns in voter data collection. "The number of elderly [in Indonesia] has increased, among the biggest. On average, they could not process the registry on their own," Berli said.
According to Berli, the issue of data collection is a repeat offender, including the Customs Identification Number (NIK) and the dual Indonesian Identity Card (KTP). "It's one of the problems since KTP and NIK are related. For example, when someone passes away but their KTP is used by other people for various reasons," he said. A number of regions are currently conducting massive re-collection of data to repair NIK data.
Another issue arises in regard to first-time voters since a majority of them have not yet obtained an ID card. "There are 8 million first-time voters who are studying in high schools and 8,6 of first-time voters outside of high school. Half of them, amounting to 57 percent, do not possess KTP," Berli added. All regencies and cities in West Java are currently collecting the data and encouraging first-time voters to obtain KTP.
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