"The distribution has reached above 50 percent, and it is in accordance with the time target," he remarked after visiting one of the factories tasked with printing the ballots in Surabaya City, East Java, on Thursday.
He noted that progress in printing ballots in factories, such as the one in Surabaya District and the other in Pasuruan, has reached above 60 percent. Moreover, ballot paper delivery in some outermost regions has almost reached 100 percent.
Afifuddin affirmed that the KPU conducts periodic checks of ballot printing to ensure distribution can be carried out at the earliest.
"We visit printing factories to ensure that everything is in accordance with the plan and the qualifications and carried out maximally," he remarked.
In regions where the regional head candidates changed due to certain conditions, such as death, he revealed that the KPU would take steps in accordance with the applicable rules.
During his visit to East Java, the KPU head visited the factories of PT Antar Surya Jaya and PT Inpera Pratama Indonesia in Surabaya City and Pasuruan District which are tasked with printing ballots for several regions, such as South Sulawesi, Central Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara.
On November 27, 2024, Indonesians will vote to elect a mayor, district head, and governor in their respective regions.
The regional office of KPU in each region will conduct the vote tabulation process until mid-December of 2024.
The elected governors and deputy governors will be inaugurated on February 7, 2025, while the inauguration of elected mayors, vice mayors, district heads, and deputy district heads will be carried out on February 10, 2025.
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Translator: Donny Aditra, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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