KPU Guarantees the Rights to Vote Independent Candidates

Jakarta, InfoPublik – The Indonesia General Elections Commission (KPU) is ready to guarantee the constitutional rights of voters who support independent candidates in factual verification, because verification is to ensure that voters really provide the support.

"As the organizer of election, KPU strives to provide the best service," said KPU Commissioner Hadar Nafis Gumay in his office, Tuesday (14/6).

Hadar explained that in the previous election, KPU has conducted factual verification by meeting the supporters in person, or known as the cencus method. “There is nothing new with this census method and we do not use sampling,” he said.

Hadar assessed the difference between the last and the current election is only about the period of time for supporters to give their clarification. In the last election, the clarification period is 14 days, while in the revision of regional election law, the period is only within 3 days.

He continued that the Polling Committee (PPS) in charge for conducting fatual verification are entitled to have additional verificator personnels outside PPS, depending on the budget alocated bylocal KPU. “We have only three personnels in each village,” he said. (Translator: Rina Alexandra)