Jurisdiction to Overturn the Decision of the Regional Election Commission by the Constitutional Court

Kompetensi Membatalkan Keputusan Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah Oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi

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https://doi.org/10.47268/pamali.v6i2.3317

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Authority, The Constitutional Court, Decisions of the Regional General Election Commission

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Introduction: The authority of the Constitutional Court to adjudicate disputes about the results of general elections, including the election of regional heads. The Constitutional Court in several of its decisions, especially in resolving disputes over the results of the election of regional heads, tends to exceed the limits of authority that have been determined in laws and regulations.

Purposes of the Research: Knowing and analyzing the competence of the Constitutional Court in annulling the decision of the Regional General Election Commission of Sabu Raijua Regency Number: 25/HK/03.1-Kpt/5420/KPU-Kab/2021 and knowing and analyzing the legal consequences of the Constitutional Court Decision Number: 135/PHP. BUP-XIX/2021.

Methods of the Research: Normative juridical research, with a research approach is a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. The sources of legal materials used are primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. The technique of collecting legal materials through literature study and then studied theoretically using the type of analytical descriptive method.

Results Main Findings of the Research: The Constitutional Court's decision is final and binding, which means that it must be implemented by all parties and cannot be challenged through other legal remedies such as appeals or cassation. According to state administrative law, even though the Regional General Election Commission is an administrative institution, the decision of the Constitutional Court can immediately cancel the administrative decision of the Regional General Election Commission because it is lex superior to the institution under it, and the legal consequences of the Constitutional Court Decision Number: 135/PHP. BUP-XIX/2021 is a decision of the Regional General Election Commission that determines the couple as the winner to be declared null and void.

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Received: August 3, 2025
Accepted: August 23, 2026

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Jurisdiction to Overturn the Decision of the Regional Election Commission by the Constitutional Court: Kompetensi Membatalkan Keputusan Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah Oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi. (2026). PAMALI: Pattimura Magister Law Review, 6(2), 221-226. https://doi.org/10.47268/pamali.v6i2.3317

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