Peranan Badan Pengawas Pemilihan Umum Provinsi Sumatera Utara dalam Meningkatkan Partisipasi Masyarakat terhadap Kaum Rentan dalam Perspektif “Popular Control”

Abstract

The successful organization of elections is inseparable from the participation of voters with disabilities who are a strategic segment in Indonesia's democratic life. This can be seen from the ratification of their rights through Law Number 19 of 2011 concerning the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities, and Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections. The research method used in this study is descriptive using a qualitative approach. The research location is Medan City, located at the office of the General Election Supervisory Board, North Sumatra Province. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews, documentation and literature review. The results of this study are how the efforts and role of Bawaslu in increasing community participation in monitoring elections and elections, namely one of the efforts made by Bawaslu is the socialization of election administration involving elements of disability which is also a breakthrough made by Bawaslu North Sumatra to build a common understanding of realizing participatory elections by all parties including elements of disability. With the model of strengthening and improving the quality of simultaneous elections, it is expected that the level of political participation of voters with disabilities will increase in accordance with the expectations of election organizers in the context of Indonesian democracy