Indonesia To Copy India's E-Voting Election System

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Indonesia To Copy India's E-Voting Election System

Jakarta (Antara Bali)- Indonesia will use India's e-voting system as a reference for its elections in the future, according to a minister.

        "India has been effectively and successfully carrying out e-voting. It operates at a low cost and with minimal errors, despite the fact that the number of illegible voters was almost one billion," Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said here, recently.

        After studying India's e-voting system, the ministry will consult the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to find a similar formula for Indonesia, he added.

       "We will discuss what system is better and cheaper than India's with BPPT," he noted.

        He said he hoped that the e-voting system could be used in the 2019 general elections.

        The e-voting information technology will use information obtained from the electronic Identification (e-ID) cards, known in Indonesia as e-KTP.

        But, the problem is there are many Indonesians holding more than two e-ID cards, he remarked.

        "Some eight million residents have more than one ID cards. In fact, the Jakarta Police Metro Jaya recently detained a criminal who broke into an ATM and had 159 ID cards with the same finger print and different names," he explained.

       Earlier, Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) Husni Kamil Manik said the Commission is considering the use of information technology for the general elections in Indonesia in the future.

      "We are studying the use of information technology in elections. In November 2015, the study is expected to be completed and introduced to concerned stakeholders," he noted.

       Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Muhammad Nasir has welcomed the plan, noting the use of information technology in general elections can save 60-70 percent of normal election costs, such as the government not having to print paper ballots and invitations.

        "Just by using finger print ID¿s, a voter only needs to click a button. Everything will be automatic," the minister stated, adding that Indonesia is ready to implement e-voting system in general elections. (WDY)
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