Transferee Voters Concentrated in Regions
Workers sort and fold ballot papers for the 2019 Jakarta Legislative Council election at the warehouse of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Central Jakarta on Thursday (21/02/2019). The sorting and folding of the ballot papers for the 2019 election is scheduled to be completed within 20 days.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Voters that have transferred their registration are concentrated in certain regions for the 2019 election, raising concerns that polling stations in these regions could experience a shortage in ballot papers. The General Elections Commission (KPU) only provides ballot papers for polling stations according to the figures of the final voters list (DPT), plus 2 percent extra ballots.
Concerns were raised at a meeting on the provisional voter list (DPTb) on Thursday (21/2/2019) over the potential concentration of transferee voters in certain regions. A legal basis was urgently needed to provide additional ballot papers to polling stations in these regions, so transferee voters could exercise their right to vote.