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Protecting the Voice of the People

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Denny Indrayana
· 7 minutes read
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The popular Latin adage Vox Populi Vox Dei, meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of God”, shows the importance of people’s voices in a constitutional democracy.

The best time for people to make sure their voices are heard is in the voting booth during elections. If elections are the veins of a democracy, then the people’s votes are its heartbeats. Without protections for the voices of people in elections, democracy will die. On Tuesday (5/3/2019), the Indrayana Center for Government, Constitution and Society (Integrity) served as legal counselor in the judicial review of Law No. 7/2017 on elections. The judicial review was petitioned by the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), Hadar Nafis Gumay, Feri Amsari, Muhamad Nurul Huda, Sutrisno, Augus Hendy and A Murogi bin Sabar. The last two petitioners are Tangerang Penitentiary inmates, whose lack of ownership of electronic identification cards (e-IDs) disqualify them from voting.

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