PELAKSANAAN PEMILIHAN UMUM KEPALA DAERAH DI DAERAH YANGBERKARAKTERISTIK KEPULAUAN (Studi Kasus Pemilihan Umum Kepala Daerah Di Provinsi Maluku)

Maintaining the holding of regional head elections (post-conflict local elections)
inregional areas that are characterized by islands in Indonesia that are in accordance with
the characteristics of the island community is in the context of realizing fair and beneficial
post-conflict local election implementation for the community, to further improve welfare
and adapted to the development of the island community. In Law No. 1 of 2015 concerning
Determination of Government Regulations in lieu of Law No. 1 of 2014 concerning the
Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors not being able to accommodate the
ostconflict local election that is in favor of the regions characterized by islands. Therefore,
in the implementation of post-conflict local election in the islands, there are still various
problems related to the implementation of post-conflict local elections. Thus, legal
arrangements are needed that favor the regions that are characterized by islands. Where
the government is obliged to treat the people of the island province in a different way from
other provinces, considering the sea has special characteristics that are different from the
land. The research method used is normative legal research. The problem examined is how
is the implementation of general elections in regional areas characterized by islands,
especially in Maluku province? The results of this study are that in organizing general
elections in areas characterized by islands, especially in Maluku province, there are still
several problems. As related to the involvement of police officers and the State Civil
Apparatus (ASN), weak supervision, and the obstruction of the distribution of ballots, and
the delay in the results of recapitulation of election results. This is because Maluku
Province is an island characterized by islands, where there are many small islands that
are difficult to reach either by the executor or the election supervisor. Although at the time
of voting it was generally safe and conducive.