Abstract:

The holding of elections is inseparable from electoral institutions, namely the General Election Commission and the Election Supervisory Body in accordance with the Election Law and the Pilkada Law. Seeing the legal facts that occur in Indonesia and especially the Election of Regional Heads in the City of Sungai Penuh, a problem that always arises and occurs and this becomes an interesting discussion for organizers and the public is the effectiveness of law enforcement, especially election crimes. This study aims to examine the implementation of Bawaslu's authority in terms of handling election crimes and the effectiveness of law enforcement regarding criminal acts in the 2020 Regional Head election in Sungai Penuh City. The research method used is empirical juridical, using primary data and secondary data which is then analyzed using qualitative data analysis. The results of this study conclude that there are several problems in election law enforcement, namely: The regulation is still weak regarding mechanisms and procedures in law enforcement on election crimes. Differences in viewpoints regarding roles, authorities and responsibilities between The General Election Supervisory Agency, the Police and the Attorney. Community participation is still not optimal in the framework of election supervision. Facilities and infrastructure as well as recalculating the cost of organizing in handling cases of election violations.

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