Personal Data Protection in Political Party Information Systems in the Organization of General Elections: Concept and Law Reform Recommendations

Erman I. Rahim; Mohamad Afriyansyah Dukalang; Abdul Hamid Tome; Nuvazria Achir; Souad Ezzerouali

doi:10.15294/jllr.v6i3.12942

Authors

Erman I. Rahim Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7361-3911
Mohamad Afriyansyah Dukalang Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5842-9747
Abdul Hamid Tome Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-7015
Nuvazria Achir Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4712-0275
Souad Ezzerouali College of Law, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1635-1978

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15294/jllr.v6i3.12942

Keywords:

Protection, Personal Data, Election, Legal Reform

Abstract

Exploiting citizens’ personal data by political parties within the Political Party Information System (SIPOL) database during the 2024 General Election has adversely affected the public. This paper examines the exploitation of citizens’ personal data by political parties via identity fraud from a legal standpoint, while also suggesting a framework for personal data protection and legal change. The primary aim is to offer conceptual proposals for safeguarding people’s personal data inside SIPOL and to suggest legal revisions to the Election Law and Political Party Law, therefore integrating requirements for personal data protection into the Personal Data Protection Law. This study utilized normative legal research methodologies, including a statute, case, and conceptual approach, to address the legal issues under examination. The research findings indicated that the illicit utilization of citizens’ personal data for political party membership adversely affects the individuals involved and constitutes a legal infraction. This article provides a framework for safeguarding people’s personal data within the SIPOL, alongside legal revisions to the Election Law and Political Party Law, which policymakers can address.

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