The Strengthening of Capacity Election Supervisory Body in Regional Head Election of Kuantan Singingi Regency

Abstract

Election law violations always occur in every election in Indonesia. One of them is Riau Province, specifically the Kuantan Singingi Regency which is directly adjacent to the Province of West Sumatra and Jambi Province, Kuantan Singingi Regency has a fluctuating number of violations and the same violations in every general election. Thus, the need to strengthen the capacity of Election Supervisory Body in the 2020 Regional Head Election of Kuantan Singingi Regency by carrying out and extra for the election. This study aims to describe the capacity building of the Election Supervisory Body of Kuantan Singingi Regency to strengthen election capacity, to describe the factors that affect the capacity building of the Election Supervisory Body of Kuantan Singingi Regency to strengthen election capacity. Thus the research method uses qualitative methods. The object of the research is the Election Supervisory Body of Kuantan Singingi Regency. Result shows that the capacity of the Election Supervisory Body of Kuantan Singingi Regency to strengthen the election process by conducting and through training, technical guidance, coordinator meetings, recruitment and selection and socialization of participatory strengthening. The influencing factors include leadership, commitment, networking and media information and communication. The suggestions given are the socialization of participatory supervision of supervision carried out in public open spaces and improvement of regulations related to the authority of the Election Supervisory Body of Kuantan Singingi Regency to impose sanctions for violators of the Regional Head Election Law.