Distribution Of Election Logistics Nearly Completed

Jakarta, April 4 (Antara) - The distribution of logistics for Indonesia`s parliamentary election on April 9 is nearly completed as revealed by the General Election Commission`s (KPU) officials in Southeast Sulawesi and Bengkulu Provinces. "The distribution of election logistics containing such items as ballot papers and election ink has reached almost 100 percent," said Hidayatullah, commissioner of KPU Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi Province. The workers had no problem in transporting and distributing the election logistics because they were assisted by security and the Elections Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) personnel, he noted. After the KPU Kendari`s experience, the election logistics for 15 subdistrics in Rejanglebong District, Bengkulu Province, will be transported on Saturday. However, the final preparation for the distribution had been made, Coordinator of KPU`s Logistics Division in Rejanglebong District Restu S.Wibowo explained. "We still wait for the new 1,884 ballot papers to substitute the damaged and the ones sent to wrong areas," he asserted adding that the election logistics would firstly be prioritized for remote areas. Among the remote areas were Padang Ulak Tanding, Kota Padang, Sindang Beliti Ulu, Sindang Beliti Ilir, Binduriang, Sindang Dataran and Sindang Kelingi, he clarified. Meanwhile, the transportation and distribution of ballot papers and other items of election logistics for Mimiki District in Papua Province have begun since Thursday. According to KPU Mimika Commissioner Yohanes Keamong, he has requested the help of the gold and copper mining company PT Freeport in transporting the election logistics to its operation areas. A total of 222,226 voters are expected to cast their votes at 571 voting booths set up in 12 subdistrics throughout the district on April 9, he explained. "We have begun distributing the election logistics since Thursday," Keamong added. The scheduled parliamentary election will take place on April 9 throughout Indonesia to choose 550 members of the House of Representatives (DPR), 132 members of Regional Representatives Council (DPD), 2,137 members of provincial legislative assembly and 20,257 members of the district/city`s legislative assembly. About 2.2 million Indonesians living abroad will cast their votes from March 30 to April 6 to the scheduled parliamentary election on April 9. Their votes will be included in the electoral area of DKI Jakarta II, consisting of Central Jakarta and South Jakarta.