Avoid Election Violations! Know the 12 Prohibited Actions in the 2024 Election

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15 Feb 2024 · 07:41 15 February 2024 07:41 WIB 8 minutes reading time: 8 minutes 1 read

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Various actions that constitute criminal offenses in the General Election are outlined in this article

Avoid Election Violations! Know the 12 Prohibited Actions in the 2024 Election

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Election Violations in Indonesia
1. Election Violation: False Information in Filling Out Voter Registration Data
2. Election Violation: Village Heads Taking Actions to Benefit or Harm Election Participants During the Campaign Period
3. Election Violation: Committing Actions that Disrupt, Hinder, or Interfere with the Course of the Election Campaign
4. Election Violation: Conducting an Election Campaign Outside the Schedule Determined by the General Election Commission
5. Election Violation: Election Campaign Implementers Committing Violations of Campaign Prohibitions
6. Election Violation: Providing False Information in the Election Campaign Fund Report
7. Election Violation: Employers or Superiors Who Do Not Allow Their Employees to Vote
8. Election Violation: Causing Another Person to Lose Their Voting Rights
9. Election Violation: A Person Who Commits Threats, Violence or Authority in Order to Prevent Someone from Registering as a Voter in the Election
10. Election Violation: Setting the Number of Ballots Printed Exceeding the Determined Amount
11. Election Violation: Promising or Giving Money to Voters
12. Election Violation: Casting a Vote More Than Once
Handling Election Criminal Acts
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Section 2/3: 2. Election Violation: Village Heads Taking Actions to Benefit or Harm Election…

2. Election Violation: Village Heads Taking Actions to Benefit or Harm Election Participants During the Campaign Period

Article 490 of the Election Law

“Any village head or other designation who intentionally makes decisions and/or takes actions that benefit or harm one of the Election Participants during the Campaign period shall be subject to imprisonment for a maximum of 1 (one) year and a fine of a maximum of Rp. 12,000,000.00 (twelve million rupiah).”

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3. Election Violation: Committing Actions that Disrupt, Hinder, or Interfere with the Course of the Election Campaign

Article 491 of the Election Law

“Any person who disrupts, hinders, or interferes with the course of the Election Campaign shall be subject to imprisonment for a maximum of 1 (one) year and a fine of a maximum of Rp12,000,000.00 (twelve million rupiah).”

4. Election Violation: Conducting an Election Campaign Outside the Schedule Determined by the General Election Commission

Article 492 of the Election Law explains that the Election campaign is carried out in the form of electronic mass media advertisements, print mass media, the internet, and public meetings and ends until the start of the cooling-off period, which is from February 11, 12, and 13, 2024, during which it is prohibited to conduct an Election campaign.

“Any person who intentionally conducts an Election Campaign outside the schedule that has been determined by the KPU, KPU Provinsi, and KPU Kabupaten/Kota for each Election Participant as referred to in Article 276 paragraph (2), shall be subject to imprisonment for a maximum of 1 (one) year and a fine of a maximum of Rp. 12,000,000.00 (twelve million rupiah).”