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Candidates required to submit campaign fund reports by Feb.12
The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has reminded the campaign teams of all gubernatorial candidates to submit their campaign fund reports by the Feb.12 deadline.
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Ahead of voting day – An election official locks the back door of a vehicle that will distribute election materials for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election at the General Elections Commission (KPU) warehouse in Jakarta on Feb.7. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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he Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has reminded the campaign teams of all gubernatorial candidates to submit their campaign fund reports by the Feb.12 deadline.
“The reports shall be submitted no later than 6 p.m. on Feb.12. We won’t tolerate late submissions,” KPU Jakarta commissioner Dahlia Umar said during a press conference on Thursday.
KPU Jakarta will dismiss any candidate whose team fails to submit their report on time, she further said.
Dahlia said KPU Jakarta would submit on Feb. 13 all campaign fund reports to appointed auditors, who would then assess the reports from Feb.14 to Feb.28.
During their assessment, the auditors will check the validity of bank accounts of candidates and their donors’ data and expenses reports.
“If a campaign team claims to have received donations from 1,000 people, it should be able to prove it by attaching forms filled by 1,000 donors in the report. Auditors will also check whether their spending is balanced with their income,” Dahlia said.
According to prevailing laws, the maximum amount of contributions allowed for a gubernatorial candidate is Rp 75 million (US$ 5,643.34) from individuals and Rp 750 million from private companies. Donors should also submit data such as a copy of their ID and taxpayer cards.
Each candidate pair is allowed to spend a maximum Rp 203 billion on campaign activities. From March 1 to March 3, KPU Jakarta will post the audit results on its official website, Dahlia said. (ebf)
