THE ELECTION SUPERVISORY BODY’S STRATEGY IN IMPLEMENTING PARTICIPATORY OVERSIGHT BY INVOLVING MILLENNIAL VOTER IN THE 2024 ELECTION

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries that utilizes elections as a means to change its leadership cycle, aiming to provide justice and equality for its citizens. However, election implementation may encounter violations. To prevent such occurrences, the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) was established with the authority to prevent and address election violations. Nevertheless, it requires community participation, particularly from the millennial generation, in overseeing the 2024 elections, given the complexity of holding both national and local elections simultaneously. This research aims to analyze the strategy of participatory supervision by Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Bekasi City, focusing on millennial voters' perceptions regarding the implementation of Participatory Supervision ahead of the 2024 elections. The study employs a qualitative method with a constructivist paradigm, using a case study design with both primary and secondary data acquisition techniques. Kotten's strategy theory (2008:104) is utilized, comprising Corporate Strategy, Program Support Strategy, Resource Support Strategy, and Institutional Strategy. The research findings indicate that the strategies implemented by the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) in Bekasi City have yet to be fully effective in enhancing community supervision, especially among millennial voters. Efforts to increase millennial voter supervision through election monitors, the Election Supervision Cadre School (SKPP), and social media still need to be optimized. Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Bekasi City employs four forms of supervision: Gowaslu, social media, supervision corners, and election Saka Adyasta.