IMPLEMENTASI HAK PILIH PENYANDANG DISABILITAS DALAM PEMILIHAN UMUM DI KOTA PADANG TAHUN 2024

Abstract

The 2024 elections will be held based on the Constitutional Court Decision Number 114/PUU- XX/2022 concerning simultaneous elections, namely the election of the President and Vice President with members of the Legislature which aims to minimize state funding for the implementation of the elections. Article 5 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections states that people with disabilities who meet the requirements have the same opportunity as voters. This is the implementation of the right to vote for people with disabilities. The problem statement is: 1) How is the implementation of the right to vote for people with disabilities carried out by the Padang City General Election Commission? 2) What are the obstacles faced by people with disabilities in general elections? 3) What are the efforts made by the Election Commission? Padang City General in fulfilling the right to vote for people with disabilities. The research method the author uses is a sociological legal research method. Based on the results of research conducted by the author, it can be seen that: 1) Implementation of the implementation of voting rights for people with disabilities by the Padang City General Election Commission, namely: 1. Updating Data 2. Socialization 3. Providing Access 2) Barriers faced by people with disabilities in the Padang City general elections: are still often ignored so that people with disabilities are not included in the permanent voter list determined by the Padang City General Election Commission, and also do not get full rights in general election 3) Efforts made by the Padang City General Election Commission to fulfill the voting rights of persons with disabilities: 1. Preparing the type and number of logistics 2. Providing technical guidance to officers 3. Providing circulars to voting officers.