The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) has the authority to treat Election violations, but election criminal offenses are mandatory through Gakkumdu. Gakkumdu is an activity center for handling election crimes, which consists of the Bawaslu, the police, and the prosecutor's office. Gakkumdu is expected to be able to effectively and efficiently assist Bawaslu in handling election criminal offenses. Especially the concern about not processing a report because it was over the deadline. This research to find out the authority of the Bawaslu in handling election criminal reports in Gakkumdu. This research use qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. The data used in the form of primary data and secondary data were collected through interviews and documentation review. The results showed handling in Gakkumdu has been running efficiently but not effectively. The existence of Gakkumdu does not always make it easier for the Bawaslu to carry out its duties to forward election criminal reports. In addition, the duties of the Bawaslu in Gakkumdu are not in line with the authorities they have. The authority of Bawaslu to forward reports is constrained by different perspectives with the Police and the Attorney General's Office, which results in reports that the handling process cannot be improved. Bawaslu as the front guard in receiving reports can't provide preliminary evidence of an election criminal report. Time limits and its authority are factors that cause Bawaslu to be unable to collect sufficient preliminary evidence to forward the report to the investigation stage.