Integrity Of Electoral Administration: The Case Of Municipality Of Parang, Sulu

Abstract

This descriptive-correlational study assessed the integrity of electoral administration in the Municipality of Parang, Sulu during Fiscal Year 2021 in the contexts of pre-election, campaign, election day, and post-election and the significant correlation and differences in these levels when data are classified according to respondents’ demographic profiles. In this study, out of 100 sector-respondents, male and female are equal in number, distributed within the 26-30 years old of age bracket, majority are married, and have Bachelor's degree. The integrity of electoral administration in terms of pre-election, campaign, Election Day and post-election in the Municipality of Parang, Sulu is moderately conducted. That is, there is a moderate imposition of election laws in the period of time immediately before elections or referendums, during campaign period, on Election Day, and during post-election by election authorities in the Municipality of Parang, Sulu. Except for educational attainment, all other profile variables used in this study such as gender, age, and civil status do not significantly intervene in ways how sector representatives assess the extent of integrity of electoral administration in the Municipality of Parang, Sulu. Pre-election, campaign, Election Day, and post-election categories are highly correlated. This study tends to support Norris and Grömping (2019) Electoral Integrity Model. This model involves transparency in electoral process which starts from Pre-election (Election Laws, Election Procedures, Boundaries, Voter Registration, Party Registration), Campaign (Campaign Media, Campaign Finance), Election Day (Voting Process), and Post-Election (Vote Count, Results, Election Authorities).