Distribution deadline for ballet papers moved again<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The distribution deadline for the 660 million ballot papers
\nneeded for the legislative election has been set back again, 13
\ndays -- from March 15 to March 28 -- the General Elections
\nCommission (KPU) said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Despite the delay, the KPU assured the public the papers would
\nbe delivered on time for the April 5 polling day.<\/p>\n
KPU head of ballot paper printing Mulyana W. Kusumah said the
\nlate distribution was due to delays printing the papers for the
\nRegental\/Municipal Legislative Council (DPRD II) member
\ncandidates.<\/p>\n
According to the new schedule, the printing of all papers
\nwould end on March 21 but, at that time, their distribution would
\nreach only 65 percent of voting stations nationwide.<\/p>\n
The printing of more than 300 million papers for the House of
\nRepresentatives and the Regional Representatives Council
\ncandidates was underway. The same was true for the Provincial
\nLegislative Council papers, Mulyana said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the West Sumatra city of Padang revealed it had not
\nyet received all the ballot boxes it was allotted.<\/p>\n
Padang KPUD official Endang Mulyani said the city still needed
\n1,114 ballot boxes. It had only received 7,354 from a total of
\n8,468.<\/p>\n
If the ballot boxes didn't reach the city by March 15, the
\nPadang KPUD would start making them from wood, Endang said.<\/p>\n
He said the KPUD would make the boxes using its provincial
\nbudget.<\/p>\n
In Cirebon, the KPUD said it needed more funds to build
\npolling stations and other support facilities.<\/p>\n
Of the total Rp 2.2 billion funds available in the Cirebon
\nKPUD, not one cent was allocated to building polling stations, an
\nofficial, Sutikno, said.<\/p>\n
The KPUD was only responsible for providing logistical
\nsupport and materials, including manpower, ballot boxes, ballot
\npapers, and polling booths, he said.<\/p>\n
\"We expect local government to build depots for the polling
\nstations,\" he said.<\/p>",
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