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Ballots not well distributed as election nears
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Precision needed: Officials from the Bali branch of the General Elections Commission prepare election materials at a Post Office warehouse in Denpasar on Thursday ahead of being distributed on April 14, to 1,737 polling stations in four districts in Denpasar.
(The Jakarta Post/Zul Trio Anggono)
T
he general election is less than two weeks away, but election materials in several regions are yet to be prepared, forcing election organizers into a race against time.
In Central Java, for instance, six regencies have not yet prepared the necessary election materials, including ballot papers. The regencies were Pati, Klaten, Sukoharjo, Grobongan, Sragen and Wonogiri, Central Java General Elections Commission (KPU) head Yulianto Sudrajat said on Tuesday.
A team had traveled to Jakarta to collect the necessary materials, Yulianto said.
The committee has promised that all necessary preparations will be completed a week before the polls opens.
“It is important that before April 10 [everything is ready], because that’s when we [distribute] the ballot boxes,” Central Java KPU technical division coordinator Ikhwanudin said on Thursday as quoted by kompas.com.
Ikhwanudin said work had been done to ensure the necessary election materials for the six aforementioned regencies were prepared. However, damaged materials were also found during the distribution process.
“After the distribution process is complete, we will make another order to the supplier if necessary,” he added.
