STRATEGI SOSIALISASI HUMAS KPU PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PARTISIPASI PEMILIH PADA PILGUB JATENG 2018

The Central Java Provincial KPU is an institution authorized to organize and coordinate general elections at the Central Java Provincial level and all electoral activities in the districts / cities in Central Java including preparing several strategic and voter education plans aimed at socializing the implementation of the 2018 Central Java Pilgub and increase voter participation. The low level of voter turnout in the general election in Central Java from year to year is decreasing. Therefore, the researcher wants to do research on Strategic Socialization of Public Relations of Central Java Province KPU in Increasing Voter Participation in Central Java Pilgub 2018. This research method used descriptive qualitative with deep interview technique to Central Java Provincial KPU and based on socialization theory from Muslimin (2004) . The results of this research through the Fact Finding stage from the identification of the Central Java Provincial KPU in the evaluation of the Central Java Pilgub from the period to the declining public participation due to lack of awareness and public awareness of the general election. Next Planning and Programming Public Relations KPU Jateng plan strategy socialization program and voter education in the form of activities. Next stage Taking action & Communication related to the implementation of socialization strategies and information delivery based on the target audience with a special media as well. The last phase evaluation evaluates each stage of the implementation of socialization until the final result of Pilkada is implemented. The measure of the success of this socialization is from the many people who participated in this year's Pilgub