SEVERAL PROBLEMS IN FORMAL ASPECTS FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REGARDING CANCELLATION OF ELECTED CANDIDATES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE AND THE REGENCY/CITY/PROVINCIAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE ; PERMASALAHAN ASPEK FORMIL PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA PEMBATALAN PENETAPAN CALON ANGGOTA DPR DAN DPRD K...
Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (General Elections Act) stipulates that the General Election Commission (KPU) has the authority to determine the elected participants in the Election of Candidates of members of the House of Representative and/or the Regency/City/Provincial House of Representative. The General Elections Act also regulates how the process of resolving disputes over the election process and disputes over election results. However, in the event of cancellation or change in the Decision regarding the elected Candidates of members of the House of Representative and/or the Regency/City/Provincial House of Representative by KPU, in the event of a dispute, General Election Act doesn't regulate the dispute resolution process. Thus, this paper tries to explain this problem. The writing method used in this research is a legal-normative approach using statutory approach and conceptual approach. The results of the study indicate that KPU has the authority to resolve disputes over the cancellation or change in the Decision regarding the elected Candidates of members of the House of Representative and/or the Regency/City/Provincial House of Representative according to Law no. 30 of 2014 concerning Government Administration, namely through administrative proceedings in the form of administrative objection even though the General Election Act doesn't regulate it, then proceed to an administrative appeal to the KPU's superior. The Administrative Court is also authorized to adjudicate the dispute as an administrative dispute as regulated in the laws and regulations related to the procedural law of the administrative court. ; Undang-Undang No. 7 Tahun 2017 tentang Pemilihan Umum (UU Pemilu) mengatur bahwa Komisi Pemilihan Umum berwenang menetapkan peserta Pemilu Calon Anggota DPR Terpilih dan DPRD Kabupaten/Kota/Provinsi terpilih. Kemudian UU Pemilu juga mengatur bagaimana proses penyelesaian sengketa proses pemilu dan sengketa hasil pemilu. Namun dalam hal terjadi pembatalan atau perubahan penetapan peserta Pemilu Calon Anggota DPR Terpilih dan DPRD Kabupaten/Kota/Provinsi terpilih oleh KPU, maka jika terjadi sengketa tidak diatur proses penyelesaian sengketanya oleh UU Pemilu. Dengan demikian tulisan ini mencoba menjelaskan hal tersebut. Metode penulisan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis normatif mengguankan pendekatan statutory Approach dan conceptual Approach. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa KPU berwenang menyelesaikan sengketa pembatalan atau perubahan penetapan peserta Pemilu Calon Anggota DPR Terpilih dan DPRD Kabupaten/Kota/Provinsi terpilih menurut Undang-Undang No. 30 Tahun 2014 Tentang Administrasi Pemerintahan yakni melalui upaya administratif berupa keberatan meski pun UU Pemilu tidak mengaturnya, lalu dilanjutkan dengan banding kepada atasan instansi. Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara pun berwenang mengadili sengketa tersebut sebagai sengketa tata usaha negara umum sebagaimana diatur dalam peraturan perundang-undangan terkait hukum acara peradilan tata usaha negara.