The Influence of Inclusive Policy by The General Election Commission to The Participation Rate of Voters with Disabilities in The 2017 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections in Indonesia

摘要

Simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) had been contested on February 15, 2017. The event of democracy party in 101 districts in Indonesia has a new history that is the increase of the participation rate of people with disabilities up to 257.7 percent. The high participation rate of voters with disabilities becomes one benchmark of inclusive society. Many factors can lead to high participation rate of voters with disabilities; one of them is the creation of a friendly election for people with disabilities (accessible). The General Election Commission (KPU) as a state institution with the task of organizing elections at both central and regional level is required to make policies that are friendly to voters with disabilities. This descriptive qualitative research aims to see the influence of KPU policy on the participation rate of voters with disabilities and see whether the policy contribute to the success of increasing participation of voters with disabilities in the 2017 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections in Indonesia. Thus, hopefully in the future, the government will understand the importance of policy function in encouraging inclusive society towards people with disabilities.