Petitioners attending petition revision hearing of Case No. 169/PUU-XXIV/2026 on Wednesday (3/6). Photo by MKRI/Bay.

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Jakarta (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court held a judicial review hearing on Article 21 paragraph (1) letter b and Article 117 paragraph (1) letter b of Law No. 7 of 2017 on General Elections (General Election Law) on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, to examine the revised petition.

Legal counsel Ahmad Zulfikar explained to the panel, presided over by Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra, that his party has made several revisions, including the subject, by inserting articles and paragraphs being tested. Another revision is the legal standing. “On the legal standing, we revised the writing on point B,” Ahmad said.

Subsequently, the Petitioners explained that they had added the part on constitutional harm, including its explanation. Meanwhile, in the petitum, the Petitioners requested the Court to declare Article 21 paragraph (1) letter b of the General Election Law, as long as the phrase “having a minimum age of 40 (forty)” contradicts the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and has no legally binding force conditionally as long as it is not interpreted as “having a minimum age of 40 (forty) for a candidate of the KPU member or has served or is currently serving as a member of Provincial, Regency/City KPU”. Also, they requested to declare Article 117 paragraph (1) letter b of the General Election Law for the phrase “having a minimum age of 40 (forty)” contradicts the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and has no legally binding force conditionally as long as it is not interpreted as “having a minimum age of 40 (forty) for a candidate of Bawaslu member or has served/is currently serving as a member of Provincial, Regency/City Bawaslu”.

Two individual citizens, Yunita Utami Panuntun and Mahadi Rahman Harahap, wished to apply to serve as Commissioners of the General Elections Commission (KPU) and/or the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for the 2027-2032 term. However, they were restricted by the enactment of Article 21 paragraph (1) letter b and Article 117 paragraph (1) letter b of Law No. 7 of 2017 on the General Elections (General Election Law). Therefore, they filed Petition No. 169/PUU-XXIV/2026.

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Constitutionality of Age Limit for Election Organizers Questioned

During the preliminary hearing on Thursday, May 21, 2026, legal counsel Ari Safari Mau stated that the provision limits the constitutional rights of the Petitioners as citizens by determining the minimum age limit, which is not based on rationale, objectivity, and a measured manner related to the position needs, competence, and workload that members of the KPU and Bawaslu must fulfill. The tested articles refrained the Petitioners from registering themselves as members of the KPU RI because they are under 40 years of age. Yunita Utami Panuntun (Petitioner I) is 37 years old, while Mahadi Rahman is 38 years old.

Case tracking: Petition No. 169/PUU-XXIV/2026

Author: Ilham W.M.
Editor: Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR: Raisa Ayuditha M.

Translator: Rizky Kurnia Chaesario

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version prevails.

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