Construction of Electoral Law to Increase The Participation of Coastal Communities in Simultaneous Elections in Indonesia: A Study on Coastal Communities of Kepulauan Riau Province

Abstract

Every eligible citizen has the right to vote, even if their economic, social, or geographical situation makes it hard for them to do so, as is the case for coastal communities. However, the participation of coastal communities in elections are political right and must be realized by the state, as mandated by the law. This study aims to see what the participation of coastal communities in Bintan and Kota Tanjungpinang Regencies is like and how the concept of reconstruction of the electoral law in increasing the involvement of coastal communities in simultaneous elections in Indonesia. This study is normative legal research with a statutory, moral, and conceptual approach. Findings suggest that the participation of coastal communities in Bintan Regency and Tanjungpinang City only concerns voter participation in exercising their voting rights. Moreover, the regulation of community participation in the electoral law is minimal. So it is necessary to have a concept of electoral law construction to increase the involvement of coastal communities in simultaneous elections in Indonesia by adding rules that provide opportunities to communities, especially coastal communities.

Fulfillment of Passive Voting Rights of Coastal Communities in Regional Legislative Elections in Indonesia

“…Conclusión: La presencia de la ley es necesaria para ayudar al proceso de cambio de la sociedad hacia la renovación. Se necesitan tres cosas para cumplir con el derecho de voto pasivo de las Haryanti, D., Setyawanta, L., T., Adhayanto, O., Rani, M., & Irman. (2024).…”

“…In general, the participation of coastal communities in fulfilling voting rights is still limited to active voting rights and only to certain stages such as the voting stage in each election activity as from the results of previous research in Riau Islands Province which concluded that the voter participation rate in the 2019 legislative election had reached the national target of 77.5% but only limited to participation in the voting stage because they were more Focus on making a living. (Haryanti et al, 2022) Meanwhile, the fulfilment of passive voting rights has not been a concern because of their lack of confidence to compete as candidates for legislative members.…”

“…Haryanti, D., Setyawanta, L., T., Adhayanto, O., Rani, M., & Irman. (2024).FULFILLMENT OF PASSIVE VOTING RIGHTS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA 5 including the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, especially regarding human rights, the Human Rights Law, the Election Law and other related laws and regulations;…”

“…Haryanti, D., Setyawanta, L., T., Adhayanto, O., Rani, M., & Irman. (2024).FULFILLMENT OF PASSIVE VOTING RIGHTS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA 14 advocate, notary, land deed official, or not to do work providing goods and services related to state finances and other work that may cause conflicts of interest with duties, authorities, and rights as members of the legislature (by attaching a signed statement letter on sufficient stamped paper); m) willing not to hold concurrent positions as other state officials, directors, commissioners, supervisory boards and employees in both stateowned and regional-owned enterprises and other entities whose budgets are sourced from state finances; o) be a member of a political party participating in the election (as evidenced by an identity card of a member of the political party participating in the election); and p) may only be nominated in one representative body in one constituency (by attaching a signed affidavit on sufficient stamped paper).…”