VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 NOVEMBER 2020 ISSN (Print) 2723-3413 - ISSN (Online) 2722-3663 221 POLITICAL MONEY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTION IN INDONESIA Afifa Rangkuti Lecturer, Faculty of Sharia and Law UINSU Medan afifa.rangkuti.darbi@gmail.com ABSTRACT Political money are a forms of abuse, p olitik money can be done by granting the form of money or goods such as food to the people in order for them to vote for the party concerned a tau may also mean vote-buying in the political process and power and the act of handing out money either privately or by a party to influence the voter's vote. The method used in this paper is normative juridical legal research. In Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning Elections Article 1 point 1 that Elections are a means of people's sovereignty to elect members of the DPR, DPD members, the President and vice- president and to elect members of the DPRD which are carried out directly, publicly, freely, confidentially, honestly and fairly. in the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Thus, elections are an important means for the people in the life of the state, namely by electing their representatives who in turn will control the wheels of government . However, in reality, few people are aware of the importance of the community's role in elections. As a result, it is difficult to prove the practice of money politics , thus making the candidates who will be elected freely practice money politics with the aim of getting the most votes in the implementation of the election . Keywords: Political Money , Implementation, Election. Journal History Received : August 19, 2021; Reviewed : September 6, 2021; Accepted : September 23, 2021; Published : October 1, 2021. Copyright @2021 NLR. All right reserved.