<![CDATA[The Direct Regional Head Election (Direct Regional Election) which will be held on November 27, 2024 is the embodiment of democratic values. The election of regional heads is an orientation of people's sovereignty which is a concept of a state that uses a democratic system like Indonesia. The people as holders of State sovereignty as stated in Article 1 paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution that the Sovereignty is in the hands of the people and is carried out according to the Constitution. The election of Regional Heads in Indonesia is a long political journey with various dynamics that occur between the interests of the political elite and the will of the people, the interests of the central and regional and the interests of businessmen and candidate pairs. In carrying out the Regional Head Election, it is carried out by an Independent Institution, namely the General Election Commission (KPU) which is the organizer in distributing people's sovereignty through Direct Regional Elections. The 2024 Regional Head Election will be held simultaneously throughout Indonesia, even though the regional elections have been completed, but some regions still have legal problems regarding the process or results of the simultaneous regional elections that have been carried out. Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan Province is one of the areas that is the main issue of legal problems that result in alleged injustice and non-neutrality of the Banjarbaru City General Election Commission. This research is carried out by the Normative Juridical method, namely by examining the theories, concepts and legal principles and related regulations regarding the election of regional heads. From this study, it can be concluded that there have been legal problems regarding the rules for disqualification and re-printing of ballots regarding the Regional Head Election that occurred in Banjarbaru City.]]>
