Subdistrict ready for Sept. 20 runoff<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
With the presidential election runoff only three days away,
\nmembers of subdistrict election committees on Friday were busy
\nmaking final preparations for the Sept. 20 election.<\/p>\n
Nining, 38, chairwoman of Pondok Pinang subdistrict election
\ncommittee, was busy making a final check of all logistics --
\nballot papers, voter lists, voting guidelines and various kinds
\nof forms -- for the 165 polling stations in her subdistrict.<\/p>\n
Helped by two committee members, she had to sign letters for
\nvoters who wanted to vote in other subdistricts.<\/p>\n
\"These days, we have to be in the secretariat until late at
\nnight. Last night, I left after 1 a.m. The work will reach its
\npeak on the eve of the election. We will have to spend the night
\nhere,\" Nining told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
She said the subdistrict poll committee members had to be
\navailable at the secretariat to coordinate with the members of
\nthe 165 polling stations.<\/p>\n
Each subdistrict election committee has six members -- one
\nchairperson, two members, one secretary, one treasurer and
\nanother in charge of accommodation. The last three are civil
\nservants at the designated subdistrict.<\/p>\n
They must coordinate with polling stations in the subdistrict.
\nEach polling station has one chairman, six members, and two
\nsecurity guards.<\/p>\n
A similar situation was also seen at a secretariat of South
\nSukabumi subdistrict election committee in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"We hope our final check of all logistics will finish tomorrow
\n(on Saturday). We plan to seal all ballot boxes then,\" said
\ncommittee chairman Husen Supratman, adding that committee members
\nhad to stay at the secretariat until 11 p.m. these days.<\/p>\n
He said the election logistical materials would be distributed
\nto polling stations on Sunday.<\/p>\n
With a total of 26,522 eligible voters in the subdistrict, the
\ncommittee will erect 99 polling stations.<\/p>\n
Nining and Husen said subdistrict poll committees members had
\nbeen employed by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD)
\nsince September 2003 and their job would finish in December.<\/p>\n
They said each subdistrict election committee chairman in
\nJakarta received Rp 600,0000 (US$67.42) per month -- Rp 500,000
\nfrom the city budget and Rp 100,000 from the state budget.
\nCommittee members received Rp 560,000.<\/p>\n
Husen said the committee had no operational fund to prepare
\nfor the election. Therefore, he had to borrow money from the
\nsubdistrict office for its activities, including photocopying
\nvarious documents.<\/p>\n
Husen, who is a retired civil servant, said his allowance was
\nonly enough to cover his daily duties as committee chairman.<\/p>\n
However, he claimed he did not care about the amount. \"We are
\nhappy if the election in the subdistrict goes smoothly.\"<\/p>",
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