The concurrent elections, which will elect 270 regional heads, are scheduled for Dec. 9, despite an earlier plan to delay them because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

The poll body previously urged candidates to stage online campaigns, consisting of social media campaigns and teleconferencing, instead of hosting campaign rallies, to avoid creating crowds that could potentially become sources of virus transmission.

KPU commissioner I Dewa Kade Wiarsa Raka Sandi said the commission was in the process of arranging the guidelines, which will be laid out in an upcoming KPU regulation (PKPU). The campaign period is slated to run for 71 days beginning on Sept. 26.

Dewa said the sticking points currently under discussion included the types of social media posts and content that could be classified as campaign materials.

The KPU is also working to determine a list of situations in which candidates will be obliged to hold teleconferencing events instead of campaign rallies.

Under a KPU regulation issued on July 6, the commission stills allow candidates to host regular campaign rallies in locations in low- to zero-risk areas. The events must be held outdoors and attendance must not exceed half of the location’s maximum capacity.

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