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The Home Affairs Ministry has issued Circular Letter Number 900.1.9/9095/SJ, asking regional heads to support and ease the implementation stages of the 2024 General Elections.

According to a statement received on Monday, the circular has been signed by secretary general of the Home Affairs Ministry Suhajar Diantoro.

Such support from regional governments is mandated by Article 434 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections.

It is also in accordance with the Circular of the Chairperson of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Number 1164/PP.04-SD/04/2022 concerning supporting the central government and regional governments in establishing an ad hoc body for the implementation of the 2024 election.

In the circular, Diantoro outlined a number of supports that need to be provided by local governments, such as providing facilities for sub-district election committees (PPK) and voting committees (PPS).

Regional governments are also required to deploy personnel to assist in the establishment of the PPK and PPS secretariats.

In accordance with the law, the PPK secretariats must be established no later than January 10, 2023, while the PPS Secretariat needs to be formed no later than January 24.

Furthermore, regional heads have been asked to give permission to civil servants to register for PPK, PPS, voting organizing group (KPPS), and voter registration committee (Pantarlih), especially if there is no registrant from the general public who meets the requirements.

Regional governments have also been asked to deploy community security units (Satlinmas) to maintain public order during the 2024 General Elections.

In addition, local governments have been asked to support health checks and the issuance of certificates of physical and mental health at government-owned health centers to fulfill the administrative requirements for registering as members of the ad hoc body.

"(Local governments also need to provide) support for the dissemination of the establishment of the ad hoc body to the community for the implementation of the 2024 election,” Diantoro added. (Antaranews)