Election and Political Participation: Case Study - Regional Head Election of Labuhanbatu Regency in Simultaneous Regional Head Election in 2020

Tania Willysara

2022

Abstract

Referring to a definition, the characteristic of a democratic state is how much the state involves the community in planning and implementing the cycle of leadership change in the context of political participation. Because the political participation of the people (voters) is an important aspect in a democratic state order. This study uses the theory of Robert Dahl which says that the size of a democratic election is the existence of general elections, rotation of power, open recruitment and public accountability. To obtain information and data as the basis for problem analysis, this research uses two methods, desk study and field study. From the results of research in the 2020 simultaneous local elections, democracy in Labuhanbatu Regency states that the level of community political participation is very dynamic, but the problem is related to motivation. Most of the people admit that he chose to be driven by the transaction factor and the element of emotional closeness to the candidate and the winning team. The candidate’s vision and mission is not a measure in choosing. Several things that are suggested in this research are that the electoral law needs to be revised, especially in relation to candidate requirements. So far, the law has not limited which people are eligible to become candidates and which are not. Because there is no limit, people often choose wrongly or don’t want to vote because they don’t like the candidates proposed by channels through political institutions, namely political parties. Institutional strengthening of political parties needs to be done because it affects the performance of political parties in conducting regeneration. Poor cadre of political parties causes candidates from political parties to lack quality so that candidates cannot avoid money politics to influence people in voting. The quality of the organizers, especially at the ad hoc committee level, needs to be maximized. There are people who do not vote due to technical problems. KPU socialization to the public also needs to be intensified. Many did not vote because they were not registered in the DPT or did not receive clear information regarding voter obligations. Some people still think that the community must accept the invitation as a condition to cast their ballot as a challenge that must be answered together towards a progressive democracy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Willysara T. (2022). Election and Political Participation: Case Study - Regional Head Election of Labuhanbatu Regency in Simultaneous Regional Head Election in 2020. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP, ISBN 978-989-758-618-7, SciTePress, pages 368-375. DOI: 10.5220/0011822900003460

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop22,
author={Tania Willysara},
title={Election and Political Participation: Case Study - Regional Head Election of Labuhanbatu Regency in Simultaneous Regional Head Election in 2020},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,},
year={2022},
pages={368-375},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011822900003460},
isbn={978-989-758-618-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,
TI - Election and Political Participation: Case Study - Regional Head Election of Labuhanbatu Regency in Simultaneous Regional Head Election in 2020
SN - 978-989-758-618-7
AU - Willysara T.
PY - 2022
SP - 368
EP - 375
DO - 10.5220/0011822900003460
PB - SciTePress