IMPROVING KPPS PERFORMANCE IN RECAPITULATING VOTE COUNTS USING THE SIREKAP PILKADA MOBILE APPLICATION

Abstract

KPU continues to innovate in improving efficiency and transparency in organizing Pilkada. One of the steps taken is the implementation of the Sirekap Pilkada Mobile application for KPPS. This research aims to analyze and create transparent elections. With a qualitative approach, this research uses secondary data from several relevant sources. Sirekap Pilkada Mobile is an information technology-based application designed to facilitate the recapitulation of vote count results in Pilkada. This application utilizes Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to recognize and convert handwriting on the C Plano form into numerical data. This application aims to simplify the vote recapitulation process and accelerate the delivery of election results digitally. With access via Android devices, Sirekap Pilkada Mobile allows KPPS officers as application users to document vote count results quickly and accurately. In addition, this application also provides a data verification feature to ensure accuracy before the data is sent to the server. The results of vote counting can be monitored in real-time by the public, thus increasing transparency and openness in the election process. In using electronic information system tools at the stage of recapitulating the results of the vote count is a stage of recapitulating the results of the vote count that is honest, open, effective, efficient and accountable.