Bawaslu Finds 19 Election Issues on Voting, Vote Counting Process

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Head of the General Elections Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu, Rahmat Bagja, revealed 19 problems during the 2024 general election on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Rahmat explained that the findings were based on the election patrol from 38 Indonesian provinces, uploaded to the supervisory application Siwaslu, until Feb. 15, 2024, at 6 a.m.

“Bawaslu identified 13 issues during the voting and 6 during the voting count,” he said on Thursday, Feb. 15. The data is subject to change since Rahmat believed it was incomplete due to a poor internet connection.

Meanwhile, Bawaslu member Lolly Suhenty explained that the issues include 37,466 polling stations across the country that started their voting way past 7 a.m. local time. 

“Second, there were 12,284 polling stations where visual aids were not available. Thirdly, there were 10,496 polling stations where voting logistics were incomplete," said Lolly.

Fourth, there were 8,219 polling stations where special voters were found casting their votes at polling stations outside their intended ones.

Fifth, there were 6,084 polling stations where ballot papers were mixed up. Then, disabled voter companions did not sign the companion notice in 5,836 polling stations.

"There were 5,449 polling stations where the KPPS (Voting Organizing Group) members did not explain voting procedures," she said.

Eighth, there were 3,724 polling stations where the final voter list (DPT) notice boards were not installed. "There were 3,521 polling stations where witnesses were found wearing political attributes," she explained.

Tenth, she continued, there were 2,632 polling stations where there was voter mobilization by the winning team of running candidates. 

Furthermore, there were 2,509 polling stations where witnesses were found unable to show their mandate letters.

"There were 2,413 polling stations where voters used their voting rights more than once. And in 2,271 polling stations there was intimidation against voters and voting officers," said Lolly.

Meanwhile, Lolly said the six voting count issues include 11,233 polling stations where it was discovered that the Recapitulation Information System (Sirekap) could not be accessed.

"There were 3,463 polling stations where the vote counting begins before the voting time ends,” she added.

Third, she said, there were 2,162 polling stations where data discrepancy occurred, and there were 1,895 polling stations where it was found that the voting officers were not given the C1 form.

Then, there were 1,888 polling stations where the voting count was not open to the public. "There was intimidation against the election officers in 1,473 polling stations," added Lolly.

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