TINJAUAN YURIDIS TANGGUNG JAWAB KOMISI PEMLIHAN UMUM (KPU) DALAM MENINGKATKAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PADA PEMILIHAN UMUM SERENTAK

Abstract

The General Election Commission (KPU) juridically has the responsibility of
organizing the democratic party stage commonly known as elections. Thus, the main key in
the successful implementation of elections lies in the hands of the KPU, this is regulated in
Law Number 17 of 2017 concerning General Elections. Voter participation is often
interpreted as an indicator of electoral success in various electoral histories in Indonesia.
One of the factors of low political participation in the community is due to socialization
which is only carried out ahead of simultaneous elections. Not only that, the KPU is still not
optimal in providing understanding and awareness for voters to participate in simultaneous
elections and socialize about elections.
This type of research can be classified into the type of normative legal research. This
study used secondary data consisting of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials,
tertiary legal materials and data collection techniques were carried out using the library
study method.
From the results of the research and discussions carried out, there are several
conclusions obtained, namely: First, the responsibility of the KPU in increasing public
participation in simultaneous elections has not run optimally and there are still shortcomings
in carrying out its duties and responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations.
Second, the factors inhibiting the KPU in increasing public participation in simultaneous
elections include geographical location, lack of role of political parties, community mindset,
problems with the Daftar Pemilih Tetap List (DPT), obstacles when conducting socialization,
limited human resources owned by the KPU, and negative public views on elections. Third,
the ideal concept of KPU in increasing community participation in the 2024 simultaneous
general elections consists of various efforts that can be done including, carrying out
socialization of Goes to Campus and Goes to School, socialization with assisted citizens,
forming democratic cadres and embracing community and youth organizations, the use of
social media and mass media, dissemination of information through props, socialization of
mobile cars, methods of socialization with electiontainment, democracy ambassador
programs, and working with educational agencies and work environments to disseminate A5
forms. The author's suggestion is that there is a need to strengthen the KPU institution as a
whole by creating a new legal rule or a separate KPU regulation regarding the KPU's
responsibility in increasing community participation, so that later related to the functions and
authorities of the KPU will be stronger, especially in increasing public awareness to
participate in simultaneous elections, so that later a legal certainty and rules are guaranteed
by individuals and the community in political participation.
Keywords: KPU, Community Participation, Simultaneous General Elections