KIPP: Initial Report on Monitoring the Stages of the 2024 Election

In accordance with the mandate of Law number 7 of 2017, the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) of Indonesia registers (registration) as a 2024 election observer to the Election Supervisory Body, by submitting registration in monitoring areas throughout Indonesia, by monitoring all stages of the 2024 election.

In the view of the Indonesian Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), election monitoring by non-governmental organizations or domestic NGOs is part of community participation in state administration, which is based on the principles of voluntary, independent, non-partisan/non-partial and non-violent. Which we then use as a reference in the current registration of election observers and monitoring work throughout the 2024 election stage.

As an initial note, we are actually in the preparation and monitoring so far, the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) of Indonesia has noted several issues regarding the stages of holding the 2024 general election, including:

1. Determination of the date and implementation of voting.

2. Formation of election regulations in the form of Laws, General Election Commission Regulations, Election Supervisory Body Regulations, Election Organizing Honorary Council Regulations, Supreme Court Regulations and Constitutional Court Regulations related to elections.

3. Interaction between relevant institutions and parties related to the implementation of the 2024 election, such as the General Election Commission, Election Supervisory Body, Election Organizing Honorary Council, Government, House of Representatives and other relevant state institutions, Political Parties, election contestants, media, groups society and the public as voters.

4. Implementation of the stages that have been carried out, such as the selection of election organizers at the central and regional levels, registration of political parties participating in the election, establishment of the Permanent Elections List, use of instruments and information systems for the 2024 election.

5. Availability and implementation of the use of election budgets at the General Election Commission, Election Supervisory Body, Election Organizer Honorary Council and other state institutions.

From the five monitoring domains mentioned above, we note several crucial issues related to the above, including:

1. Records of civil society and various parties related to the existence of Law Number 7 of 2017 have several issues that have the potential to become problems in the implementation of the 2024 elections, such as the matter of the existence of Bawaslu as election supervisor and guardian of election justice, ambiguity in terms of registration of political parties participating in the election, the community's lawsuit over the requirements for the threshold of support for presidential and vice presidential candidates, and its relationship with the regulation of the 2024 national simultaneous elections.

2. There are still polemics, especially in the early days regarding the postponement of elections and the term of office of the president, which actually came from the palace and several political parties themselves.

3. The recruitment of election organizers at the central level is considered biased by political interests, because the government and Commission II of the Regional Representatives Council are considered not to maintain their impartiality as a mandated state institution.

4. Likewise, public records are very widespread regarding the recruitment of the Provincial General Election Supervisory Body, which is considered not to reflect the criteria for a candidate for the General Election Supervisory Body to be professional, independent and credible as an election supervisor.

5. The process of registering political parties at the General Election Commission, we note, does not open up space for public participation, including the lack of clarity on the methods and instruments of supervision by the General Elections Supervisory Agency. Also ambiguous administration and procedures for registration, verification and determination of party requirements, including the use of applications, namely the political party information system, which invites many questions.

6. The clarity of the relationship between the secretary general of the General Elections Commission and members of the General Elections Commission, related to the main tasks and functions in several issues, shows the ambiguity of the role, including the circulation of the letters of the secretary general of the General Elections Commission.

7. The issue of delays in the determination and allocation of the election budget, including the budget for 2022.

Those are the records of the initial monitoring of KIPP Indonesia on the implementation and supervision as well as interactions between relevant institutions and parties related to the implementation of the 2024 elections.

Jakarta, September 1, 2022

Secretary General

Kaka Suminta