No votes lost<\/p>\n
The tentative voters list for next year's general election has
\nbeen announced at subdistrict offices and other strategic
\nlocations. As has been reported, in a number of regions many
\ncitizens who are eligible to vote have not been registered for a
\nnumber of reasons. These range from errors in procedure, as was
\nadmitted by the Armed Forces' chief of sociopolitical affairs Lt.
\nGen. Syarwan Hamid, miscommunication, absence of those to be
\nregistered, or \"other reasons\".<\/p>\n
As a consequence of this neglect to register thousands of
\npeople, particularly students at Islamic pesantren religious
\nschools, many people worried to the point of suspecting there
\nwere certain distinct motives behind the oversight.<\/p>\n
However, the government made it clear long ago that to miss
\nout on registering during the initial registration campaign does
\nnot mean to lose one's right to vote. It is expected that after
\nthe announcement of the tentative voters list, people will act to
\nconfirm whether or not they have been registered. Those whose
\nnames are not on the list can and should immediately contact the
\nvoters registration committee, which will conduct a second
\nregistration campaign from June 21 to July 5.<\/p>\n
We naturally hope that all the necessary processes and
\nprocedures will be carried out properly and that nobody is
\noverlooked. The general election is a national effort performed
\nat considerable cost in terms of money, energy and deliberation.
\nIt would be a pity if this effort should become tarnished because
\npeople's voting rights are not respected accordingly.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/no-votes-lost-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }