PENYELESAIAN PELANGGARAN ADMINISTRATIF PEMILIHAN UMUM TAHUN 2019 DI KABUPATEN BUTON SELATAN

Bawaslu is an election administering institution that oversees the implementationof elections throughout Indonesia which has the authority to supervise theimplementation of elections for election supervisors at the level. The role ofBawaslu in the election of the President and Vice President as well as in theelection of legislative members has a position, duties and authorities that areincreasingly having a stronger position in the Law regarding administrativeviolations. Usually administrative violations often occur during the Campaignperiod. This needs to increase the functional capacity of Bawaslu as a judicialinstitution and as a supervisory institution as well as in charge of preventing andprosecuting election violations in order to reduce the occurrence of violations,especially the Election administration in South Buton Regency. ElectionAdministrative Violations are actions or actions that violate the procedures,procedures, or mechanisms related to the administration of the Electionimplementation in every stage of the Election administration.The objectives ofthis study are: 1) the implementation of the settlement of Election administrativeviolations is in accordance with Bawaslu Regulation Number 8 of 2018concerning Settlement of Election Administrative Violations and electionparticipants who do not fully understand the implementing regulations for the2019 General Election stages in the South Buton Regency area.The research method used is qualitative methods and types of fieldresearch. The data collection technique used is juridical normative research in theform of observation, interviews, data reduction, data presentation and conclusiondrawing and verification.The results of this study indicate that: 1) The resolution of administrativeviolations in the Election in South Buton Regency is carried out through a writtenwarning which is the decision of Bawaslu. 2) The settlement of Electionadministrative violations that are resolved by Bawaslu related to administrativeviolations action is optimal, it can be concluded that the settlement of generalelection administrative disputes as stated in the provisions of Law number 7 of2017 concerning general elections is a progress in the process of improvingdemocracy, because with Thus Bawaslu is not only an institution that supervisesbut can also decide a case so that it can reduce the number of violations, bothcriminal and administrative violations. The decision of Bawaslu in giving awritten warning for the violation that occurred is a decision that proves the role ofBawaslu in its existence as an election organizer in creating an honest and fairelection.Keywords: Administrative Settlement of General Elections