Youth Voter Political Education to Increase Rights Participation Choose in General Elections
Nina Angelia*, Walid Mustafa Sembiring, Taufik Wal Hidayat, Armansyah Matondang
Citation :Nina Angelia*, Walid Mustafa Sembiring, Taufik Wal Hidayat, Armansyah Matondang, Youth Voter Political Education to Increase Rights Participation Choose in General Elections International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2019, 6(7) : 121-125.
The purpose of this study was to find out the knowledge of political education for young voters in order to increase the participation of voters in general elections (Election) in the State High School 1 Percut Sei Tuan Deli Serdang Regency. The research method used is a qualitative research method. The implementation technique uses the BRIDGE pattern which is to prioritize the activity of participants / students so that they are directly involved in understanding the importance of concepts theoretically as well as applied to democracy and political representation. In addition, for young voters to understand what elections are, why do they need to take part in elections and how procedures for using voting rights in elections. After young voters understand the various issues of elections, it is expected that young voters become smart voters, namely voters who are aware of using their voting rights and can choose quality leaders to improve the future of the nation and state. The results of this study indicate that education (1) is able to increase knowledge about the value of democracy, improve the quality of the electoral process, increase participation of young voters (2) political education for young voters is very necessary in order to provide clear information about what is stated in the function elections and use of voting rights. Political education about the function of elections and voting rights for young voters must be made both verbally and in writing, this is a solution offered to young voters.