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Reforming Indonesia’s Electoral System: Legal and Policy Considerations

Jambe Law Journal · Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025) · pp. 61–99

DOI
10.22437/home.v8i1.501
ISSN
2598-795X, 2598-7925
Published
2025-06-19
Publisher
Faculty of Law, Jambi University
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Abstract

The regulatory fragmentation between the Election Law and the Regional Election Law has created overlapping policies, misaligned oversight, and administrative inefficiencies that undermine the legitimacy of democracy in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the legal and policy challenges in integrating the electoral and regional election systems to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability in democratic governance. The research employs a normative legal approach through legislative analysis, conceptual exploration, and comparative studies of integrated electoral systems in the Philippines and Mexico. The findings indicate that integrating electoral and regional election systems can reduce operational costs, strengthen oversight mechanisms, and enhance public trust in election outcomes. However, this requires regulatory harmonization, the strengthening of information technology infrastructure, and capacity-building for electoral management bodies. The implications of this research include recommendations for holistic legal reforms to align election regulations and the implementation of evidence-based policies involving various stakeholders in the policymaking process. This study contributes to constitutional law and democratic governance in Indonesia by analyzing the legal inconsistencies between the Election Law and the Regional Election Law and proposing a harmonization framework to improve regulatory coherence and institutional effectiveness

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Cece SuryanaAffiliation unknown11
Robi Assadul BahriAffiliation unknown8
Abdul DjoharAffiliation unknown5
Sukmawati AbdullahAffiliation unknown5
Samuel JieAffiliation unknown4
Sintha WahjusaputriAffiliation unknown4
Mansur MansurAffiliation unknown3
Agustinus LolokAffiliation unknown2
Muhammad Nadzirin Anshari NurAffiliation unknown2
Gamal Abdul NasserAffiliation unknown2
Rosmawati RosmawatiAffiliation unknown2
Gamal A NasserAffiliation unknown2
Sarawa MammaUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Abdul JoharAffiliation unknown2
Zico Junius FernandoAffiliation unknown2
Tashia Indah NastitiAffiliation unknown2
Wardi WardiAffiliation unknown1
Muslim TadjuddahAffiliation unknown1
Nur Isiyana WiantiAffiliation unknown1
Tjandra BuanaAffiliation unknown1
Suriana SurianaAffiliation unknown1
Yani TaufikAffiliation unknown1
Ima Astuty WunawarsihAffiliation unknown1
Hartina BatoaAffiliation unknown1
Awaluddin HamzahUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Darsilan DimaAffiliation unknown1
Rahayu Endah PurwantiAffiliation unknown1
Yoenita JayadisastraAffiliation unknown1
Tambi TambiAffiliation unknown1
Alimin AliminAffiliation unknown1
Sahabuddin HayUniversitas Halu Oleo1
La Ode Ali ImranAffiliation unknown1
Alimin AliminAffiliation unknown1
Samuel JieUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Muhammad Ihsan SaritaUniversitas Halu Oleo1

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