Electoral Distancing: Alternatif Penyelenggaraan Pemilihan Kepala Daerah 2020 Ditengah Covid-19 Di Indonesia

Abstract

The importance of Regional Head Election is carried out to keep democracy going even though we are doing that in the pandemic. The first objective of implementing this community service is to disseminate knowledge sharing and discussions related to the implementation of Regional Head Elections in the Covid-19 pandemic. Secondly, using the Electoral Distancing method, we are disseminating information to participants to oversee the Regional Head Election by becoming participatory supervisors actively. This community service used the online group discussion method with 65 participants, randomly selected from various activities. This community service aims to increase the capabilities of participants, which is related to the importance of implementing regional head elections even though it was carried out amid the Covid-19 pandemic. When participants became aware of this issue means there is an awareness for following health protocols without reducing the essence of democratic responsibility. By doing this works, we hope that the community continues to oversee the regional head elections by becoming participatory observers