The Impact of Intergovernmental Relations and Community Participation on Voter List Quality in Surabaya’s 2024 Election

One manifestation of the democratic process is people's political participation in elections, where every individual has the freedom to exercise their right to vote. The success of general elections is closely linked to the accuracy of voter data, which is influenced by intergovernmental relations and community participation. Surabaya, the city with the largest number of registered voters in East Java, totaling 2,218,586 people, serves as the focus of this study. In this research, intergovernmental relations refer to the collaboration between the Surabaya General Election Commission and its ad hoc bodies, while community participation pertains to Surabaya’s permanent voter list. However, challenges persist in voter data updating, including inadequate coordination among ad hoc bodies and a lack of cooperation from certain community segments. This study aims to assess the impact of intergovernmental relations and community participation on the quality of the 2024 General Election Permanent Voter List in Surabaya. The research used a quantitative research approach; data was collected through offline and online questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents. This finding shows that independent variables such as intergovernmental relations and community participation resulted in an R² of 80.5% of the dependent variable, data quality. This indicates that they are categorized as having a strong influence. Moreover, the f² test results reveal that the community participation variable (1.953) has a greater effect than the intergovernmental relations variable (0.110). The suggestion of this research is to strengthen the regulatory transparency of the intergovernmental communication mechanism and develop a legal mandate for participatory verification and oversight.