IMPLIKASI HUKUM PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI NOMOR 135/PUU-XXI/2024 : REFORMASI LEGISLASI BIDANG KEPEMILUAN DI INDONESIA

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION NUMBER 135/PUU-XXI/2024: LEGISLATIVE REFORM IN THE FIELD OF ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA

Abstract

General elections are a manifestation of the people's sovereignty as stipulated in Article 22E, paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution. However, the Constitutional Court's Decision No. 135/PUU-XXI/2024 revises the understanding of simultaneous elections, which was previously interpreted as the conduct of all elections at once, into a model of clustering between National and Local Elections. This study aims to analyze the legal implications of this decision on the implementation of elections in Indonesia. Using a normative juridical approach, the analysis indicates that the separation of election schedules may result in vacancies in regional head and regional parliament positions in 2029 and create inconsistencies with the five-year election cycle stipulated in the 1945 Constitution. Therefore, this research proposes legislative reforms in the electoral field, emphasizing the importance of synchronization between national and local election stages to ensure government continuity and the stability of representative democracy in Indonesia.