Legal arrangements and election oversight during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Abstract

In several regencies or cities in Indonesia, simultaneous local elections will be held. However, the implementation of the 2020 regional head elections this time is different from the previous year due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has hit the whole world. The direct election of regional heads certainly has broad implications for the Indonesian constitutional system. The purpose of this research is to explain the factors that cause violations and solutions for handling election campaign violations during the pandemic in Indonesia (Mahapatra & Plagemann, 2019; Nwankwo, 2021). This research was conducted using a normative juridical approach and data analysis using a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of the study concluded that the causes and solutions for campaign violations include substance, structure, and culture. In substance, there are regulatory weaknesses in handling election campaign violations as a contributing factor. The structure as the cause of campaign violations can be seen from the election organizers, in this case, the General Election Commissions and Election Supervisory Body, so the solution must be cooperation between parties related to the holding of regional elections. Therefore, the solution that can be done is socialization to the community and increased supervision of election campaigns conducted by the community.

Keywords: Regional Head Elections, Politics, Campaigns, Campaign Violations, Pandemic Period, Indonesia

Authors’ individual contribution: Conceptualization — R.H. and R.S.; Methodology — A.S.N.; Validation — A.R.; Formal Analysis — R.S.; Investigation — R.S.; Resources — A.R.; Data Curation — A.S.N.; Writing — Original Draft — R.H. and R.S.; Writing — Review & Editing — R.H. and A.S.N.; Supervision — R.H.; Project Administration — R.S.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: K0, K4, K42

Received: 18.09.2022
Accepted: 04.08.2023
Published online: 08.08.2023

How to cite this paper: Herawati, R., Saraswati, R., Ristyawati, A., & Nurcahyani, A. S. (2023). Legal arrangements and election oversight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate Law & Governance Review, 5(2), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.22495/clgrv5i2p4