Final returns expected in one more week<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Townspeople eager to know the final returns will
\nbe kept in suspense until June 17.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee Djafar
\nBadjeber said on Wednesday the announcement date had been set by
\nthe General Elections Commission (KPU).<\/p>\n
Djafar acknowledged the flow of returns to the KPU was
\nirritatingly slow because of the long line of bureaucratic
\nprocedures involved.<\/p>\n
Before reaching provincial elections committees, data should
\nfirst be verified by mayoralty elections committees, district
\npoll committees and subdistrict poll committees.<\/p>\n
\"The dates for each phase have been set by the KPU. For
\nexample, data validation at district elections committees will be
\non June 10 and validation at the district level will be on June
\n14,\" Djafar said.<\/p>\n
With all the provinces having the same schedule set by the
\nKPU, he said, it is amazing that some provinces have transmitted
\ndata on their returns so soon.<\/p>\n
Besides, things can be complicated because the collected data
\nhas to be cross-checked at every level.<\/p>\n
\"Therefore it should be understood that reporting of ballot
\ncounting results takes a long time,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Provincial Elections Committee officials made news on
\nTuesday when they questioned the validity of KPU's data. The
\ncommittee said the KPU announced the data without the endorsement
\nof subdistrict elections committees.<\/p>\n
According to initial procedures set by the KPU, results of
\nballot counting from polling places would be released for further
\nprocessing only after being endorsed by subdistrict elections
\ncommittees.<\/p>\n
The National Mandate Party (PAN) representative at KPU,
\nHasballah M. Saad, also expressed surprise at the confusing data
\ncollection. He suspected illegal data entry into the KPU computer
\nsystem.<\/p>\n
\"We will only rely on data which have been verified by all
\npolling committees,\" he told The Jakarta Post by phone.<\/p>\n
Hasballah said the case showed that the security system of
\nKPU's computerized ballot counting system had weaknesses.<\/p>\n
\"We will discuss the problem at Thursday's plenary meeting,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
He lamented that there were many sources publicizing different
\ndata which confused the public.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Djafar said district elections
\ncommittees were asked on Thursday to re-count the votes they had
\nsent the higher-level committee because there were some
\ninconsistencies. (ind)<\/p>",
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