ALTERNATIF DESAIN PENYELENGGARAAN PEMILIHAN UMUM PASCA PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI

Abstract

The decision for the implementation of the concurrent general election to elect members of the People’s Representative Council, the Regional Representatives Council, the Regional People’s Representative Council, and the President and Vice President on the same day has caused many problems at the regulatory and technical levels so that it makes the general election undemocratic, ineffective, and inefficient. Therefore, it needs to be re-examined the meaning and alternative implementation designs of the more proper concurrent general election. This juridical-normative research uses conceptual, statutory, historical and case study approach. The results indicated that general elections must be held concurrently. There are many models of separating the implementation of concurrent general elections which are constitutional such as the separation based on the division of local and national general elections, the separation based on the regional level, and the separation based on qualifications of branches of power. With these various designs that have been offered, the implementation of the general elections will no longer be carried out within one day. Eventually, it makes the entire election process and the election dispute settlement process run according to the election principles mandated by the constitution.