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Ahok to verify 1 million vote pledges
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama wants to verify the support of the 1 million people who have pledged to vote for him through Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok) in next year’s gubernatorial election.
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A visitor fills out a form to pledge support to Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s reelection bid at the Teman Ahok Fair (Friends of Ahok Fair) in Pancoran, South Jakarta. Supporters must fill out a form and enclose a photocopy of their ID to support Ahok’s candidacy in the 2017 gubernatorial election. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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akarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama wants to verify the support of the 1 million people who have pledged to vote for him through Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok) in next year’s gubernatorial election.
Teman Ahok will make a list of the supporters, said Ahok on Monday, adding that names from the list would be chosen at random to verify their support.
“For example, if I ask who my 999th supporter is, Teman Ahok will show me the name, phone number or Twitter account of the supporter. Therefore, we can phone or tweet them to make sure that they really support me,” Ahok said.
While he admitted to having not seen the collected ID-backed documents, he was optimistic the verification method would be effective.
Ahok asked Teman Ahok to verify all supporter data in its database so that the verification process could be carried out after Idul Fitri.
“Actually, I haven’t seen the 1 million ID-backed documents. Has Teman Ahok really collected that many? The group wants to prove it to me by using supporters’ Twitter accounts and phone numbers,” Ahok said at City Hall.
Teman Ahok has recapitulated more than 700,000 vote pledges. Ahok hopes the recapitulation process is completed before the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) conducts factual verification. (bbn)
