KPU to destroy ballot papers

JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) decided on Wednesday that perforated ballot papers in the July 5 polls could be disposed of only after a president is installed on Oct. 5.

KPU deputy chairman Ramlan Surbakti said that although the ballot papers could be considered state documents, they had to be destroyed after the elected president was sworn in, considering the quantity.

As for the left-over ballot papers, the KPU will order local elections commissions (KPUD) to sell them, the proceeds of which will go to the KPU coffers.

The commission has estimated that the excess ballot papers reach a staggering 30 million. -- JP