A Model for Resolving Regional Head Election Result Disputes Based on Dignified Justice

Muchtar Taufiq; Ismail; Puguh  Aji Hari Setiawan

doi:10.51486/jbo.v8i1.268

Muchtar Taufiq Universitas Bung Karno, Indonesia
Ismail Universitas Bung Karno, Indonesia
Puguh Aji Hari Setiawan Universitas Bung Karno, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51486/jbo.v8i1.268

Keywords: Regional Head Elections, Dignified Justice, Supreme Court

Abstract

Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) are a manifestation of popular sovereignty whose current dispute resolution system is experiencing failure. This failure stems from the percentage threshold in Article 158 of Law Number 10 of 2016 and institutional overload that reduces the Constitutional Court to a mere calculator court. Such rigid formalism closes the door to examining the material truth of substantive violations, thereby producing pseudo-justice. This research aims to formulate and construct an ideal model for resolving Pilkada result disputes. This reconstruction is directed at realizing electoral justice based on the Dignified Justice Theory to prevent legal deadlocks. This study is a doctrinal legal research utilizing statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Legal materials are analyzed qualitatively-prescriptively using deductive reasoning to build comprehensive argumentation. The research results recommend transferring the jurisdiction of Pilkada result disputes to the Supreme Court through the establishment of a Special Chamber for Electoral Justice. The High Court will act as the judex facti, examining material truth through the assessment of prima facie evidence without rigid percentage limitations. This model restores the dignity of the Constitutional Court as a judex juris and guarantees electoral justice that respects popular sovereignty.

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