Eurasia: Economics & Business (Sep 2023)

THE CAPACITY OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISORY BOARD (BAWASLU) SECRETARIAT TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONERS' SUPERVISORY DUTIES DURING THE 2018 REGIONAL ELECTIONS (PILKADA) IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA’S ELECTION SUPERVISORY BOARD

  • Jani I.,
  • Djani W.,
  • Djaha A.S.A.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 75, no. 9
pp. 117 – 127

Abstract

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This research aimed to describe and explain: The capacity of the Secretariat of the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) to support commissioners' supervisory duties during the 2018 Regional Elections (Pilkada) in the Election Supervisory Board of East Nusa Tenggara Province. The factors of Human Resources, Budget, and Facilities/ Infrastructure support the capacity of the Secretariat of Bawaslu to support commissioners' supervisory duties during the 2018 Regional Elections in East Nusa Tenggara Province. This research employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive research design and was conducted at the Election Supervisory Board of East Nusa Tenggara Province. The focus of this research is on Human Resources, Budget, and Facilities/ Infrastructure. The informants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources using interviews, documentation, and observation. Data analysis was performed using the interactive data analysis method by Miles and Huberman. The results indicate that the capacity of the Secretariat of Bawaslu to support commissioners' supervisory duties during the 2018 Regional Elections in East Nusa Tenggara Province is still low. This is due to inadequate organizational resource support, including Human Resources, Budget, and Facilities/ Infrastructure. Various issues arising from each of these factors are explained as follows: (1) The Secretariat of Bawaslu in East Nusa Tenggara Province still faces problems in terms of Human Resources, where the quantity of available personnel in Bawaslu is insufficient compared to the workload and responsibilities of Bawaslu in the province; (2) Insufficient budget support hinders the funding of all necessary programs to be implemented by Bawaslu in East Nusa Tenggara Province; (3) The lack of supporting facilities and infrastructure leads to suboptimal performance of the Secretariat of Bawaslu in East Nusa Tenggara Province.

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