Law No.3/1999

Law No.3/1999 - Proportional system - General Elections Commission consists of government officials and representatives of political parties - Commission comprises 48 politicians and 5 government officials - To qualify for election, political party must have board in 1/2 of the number of provinces and in 1/2 of the regencies in each province. - No rules on female candidates - Constituency of DPR is the province - Restriction in the use of government facilities and places of worship during campaign - Limit of campaign funds is decided by election commission - No specific timeframe for the solution of election disputes - No rules on investigation into legislators suspected of violation

New Law - Proportional with open-list - Commission consists of non-partisan figures - Commission totals 11 members - To qualify for election, political party must have board in 2/3 of the number of provinces and in 2/3 of the regencies in each province - Parties can nominate candidates with regard to female representation of at least 30 percent - Constituency of DPR is the province and parts of province (group of regencies). - State officials are allowed to campaign but not permitted to use state facilities, officials must take unpaid leave during campaign without ignoring state administration. - Personal donations must not exceed Rp 100 million, institutional donation must not exceed Rp 750 million - Election dispute is resolved no later than 14 days - State investigators to probe legislators need not ask for permission from the president