Dampak Realisasi Pelaporan Kematian Terhadap Pelaksanaan Pemilihan Umum Di Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat

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Population administration is an essential instrument for ensuring administrative order and legal certainty for citizens, particularly in the implementation of general elections. One population event with significant implications is death registration, as it directly affects the accuracy of population data and permanent voter lists. This study aims to analyze the impact of death reporting realization on the implementation of general elections in Mendawai Village, Arut Selatan District, West Kotawaringin Regency, as well as to identify the obstacles and efforts related to death reporting. The research employs a normative juridical method with a descriptive-analytical approach, supported by empirical data obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings indicate that the low realization of death reporting is caused by internal factors, including limited human resources, inadequate facilities and infrastructure, and insufficient operational funding, as well as external factors such as low public legal awareness regarding the importance of death certificates. These conditions result in inaccurate population data, which may affect the validity of voter lists in general elections. Efforts to address these issues include strengthening cooperation among the Population and Civil Registration Office, the General Election Commission, village authorities, and neighborhood units, enhancing continuous socialization of population administration, and restructuring incentive policies for neighborhood leaders to encourage more proactive death reporting.