Constitutionality Of Simultaneous Regional Head
Elections Through E-Voting According To The
Constitutional Court Decision
Moh. Saleh
1
, Sukardi
2
, Mohammad Ferdian Rizal
3
{saleh.nwa@gmail.com
1
, sukardi_ws@yahoo.co.id
2
, m.ferdian.rizal@gmail.com
3
}
Doctoral Student at Faculty of Law Universitas Airlangga
1
, Lecturer of Faculty of Law Universitas
Airlangga
2
, Student of Master of Law at Faculty of Law Narotama University, Surabaya, Indonesia
3
Abstract. This paper aims to explain the constitutionality of simultaneous regional head
elections through e-voting according to the Indonesian constitutional court decision. The
method of this study is conducted with literature, statute, and court decision review. The
results found that the e-voting can be used in simultaneous regional head elections with
provision that it does not violate the principle of direct, general, free, secret, honest, and
fair in electoral providence of the regional head according to the Constitutional Court
Decision Case Number 147/PUU-VII/2009. This paper concludes that the simultaneous
regional head through e-voting is constitutional. The use of E-Voting can prevent
various forms of violations in electoral providence of the regional head.
Keywords: Constitutional Court Decision, Regional Head Election, E-Voting
1 Introduction
Regional Head Election is an important instrument for a democratic country where people
are the holders of sovereignity can directly elect a regional head [1]. Democratic system put
every citizen in a free and equal place as mentioned in Jürgen Habermas’ Conception that “a
self-organising communiti of free and equal citizens, coordinating their collective affairs
through their common reason”[2]. Therefore, all citizens have the same political rights to vote
and rights to be candidate in a Regional Head Election [3].
At the time of enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004 concerning Regional Government,
Regional Head Election in all regions in Indonesia were not held simultaneously in accordance
with the end of the term of office of regional head and deputy regional head. However, since
the enactment of Law Number 1 of 2015 concerning the Determination of Government
Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2014 on the Election of Governors, Regents, and
Mayors Becoming an Act as last amended by Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning the Second
Amendment of Law Number 1 of 2015 concerning the Determination of Government
Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2014 on the Election of Governors, Regents, and
Mayors Becoming an Act, Regional Head Election is held simultaneously. The
implementation of a simultaneous Regional Head Election is carried out in 5 (five) waves as in
the following table:
Table 1. The Implementation of a Simultaneous Regional Head Election in Indonesia
ICBLP 2019, February 13-14, Sidoarjo, Indonesia
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DOI 10.4108/eai.13-2-2019.2286065