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Bawaslu reports voting logistics problems ahead of 2024 voting day
From broken voting booths to misprinted ballot papers, the country's election watchdog has received reports of various errors regarding the voting logistics ahead of the February poll.
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An official shows broken ballot papers on Jan. 11, 2024, at a General Elections Commission (KPU) warehouse in Pekalongan, Central Java. (Antara/Harviyan Perdana Putra)
The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has reported hundreds of problems plaguing the 2024 election logistics across the country and abroad, ranging from broken ballot boxes to an incorrect number of ballot papers.
The country’s election watchdog has supervised the distribution of election logistics materials since the General Elections Commission (KPU) kicked off the work in September last year, said Bawaslu member Herwyn Malonda during a press conference on Monday.
The KPU claimed in late November that logistics preparations for the 2024 election were close to completion, roughly two months before 204 million Indonesians are expected to cast their ballots on Feb. 14.
The logistic work includes the production and distribution of ballot boxes, voting booths, vials of ink and seals, as well as the printing and delivery of forms and ballot papers for the presidential and legislative elections.
Bawaslu, however, has found hundreds of cases of faulty voting materials.
Around 177 regencies and cities across the country received broken ballot boxes, while damaged voting booths were found in 61 regions, according to the agency. Bawaslu also found broken and unusable vials of ink in 124 regencies and cities.
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