KPU to destroy ballot papers

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