PENYELESAIAN PELANGGARAN ADMINISTRATIF PEMILIHAN UMUM TAHUN 2019 DI KABUPATEN BUTON SELATAN

Abstract

Bawaslu is an election administering institution that oversees the implementation
of elections throughout Indonesia which has the authority to supervise the
implementation of elections for election supervisors at the level. The role of
Bawaslu in the election of the President and Vice President as well as in the
election of legislative members has a position, duties and authorities that are
increasingly having a stronger position in the Law regarding administrative
violations. Usually administrative violations often occur during the Campaign
period. This needs to increase the functional capacity of Bawaslu as a judicial
institution and as a supervisory institution as well as in charge of preventing and
prosecuting election violations in order to reduce the occurrence of violations,
especially the Election administration in South Buton Regency. Election
Administrative Violations are actions or actions that violate the procedures,
procedures, or mechanisms related to the administration of the Election
implementation in every stage of the Election administration.The objectives of
this study are: 1) the implementation of the settlement of Election administrative
violations is in accordance with Bawaslu Regulation Number 8 of 2018
concerning Settlement of Election Administrative Violations and election
participants who do not fully understand the implementing regulations for the
2019 General Election stages in the South Buton Regency area.
The research method used is qualitative methods and types of field
research. The data collection technique used is juridical normative research in the
form of observation, interviews, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion
drawing and verification.
The results of this study indicate that: 1) The resolution of administrative
violations in the Election in South Buton Regency is carried out through a written
warning which is the decision of Bawaslu. 2) The settlement of Election
administrative violations that are resolved by Bawaslu related to administrative
violations action is optimal, it can be concluded that the settlement of general
election administrative disputes as stated in the provisions of Law number 7 of
2017 concerning general elections is a progress in the process of improving
democracy, because with Thus Bawaslu is not only an institution that supervises
but can also decide a case so that it can reduce the number of violations, both
criminal and administrative violations. The decision of Bawaslu in giving a
written warning for the violation that occurred is a decision that proves the role of
Bawaslu in its existence as an election organizer in creating an honest and fair
election.
Keywords: Administrative Settlement of General Elections