PERAN NEGARA DALAM MEMBERIKAN PERLINDUNGAN HAK PILIH BAGI PENYANDANG DISABILITAS DALAM PEMILU DI TINJAU MENURUT PERSPEKTIF MASLAHAH MURSALAH

Political rights (suffrage) is a right that must be owned by every citizen in general elections. However, speaking of political rights, there are groups who are vulnerable to discrimination regarding political rights (to vote) by the state, namely groups of people with disabilities. Even though the state has set various kinds of regulations regarding political rights, especially the right to vote in elections, in order to guarantee the protection of voting rights for persons with disabilities. In the 2019 Election, the KPU as the representative of the government recorded the number of voters with disabilities as many as 1,247,730 voters. However, according to Perludem, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the number of people with disabilities in the 2019 general election reached 6,008,640 voters. This data shows that in fact there are still many people with disabilities who cannot vote in the 2019 election. And the author also questions about the role of the state in providing the protection of voting rights for persons with disabilities, if the KPU as a representative of the state to protect the voting rights of persons with disabilities in elections does not know for sure how many persons with disabilities should participate in elections. The research uses library research methods. The nature of the research used descriptive analysis research. The research approach used is juridical-normative, and data analysis in this study uses qualitative data analysis, using inductive and deductive methods. The results of the study in this study can be concluded that: From a legal perspective, the state has been maximal in protecting the right to vote for persons with disabilities in elections. Because it has provided equal opportunities and rights to persons with disabilities through regulations regarding the legality of voting rights for persons with disabilities and also regulations on state obligations in providing accessibility in elections. And in terms of the implementation of the fulfillment of the right to vote for persons with disabilities in elections, the role of the state is still not maximized. This is because there are still acts of discrimination committed by election administrators against persons with disabilities; And the provision of facilities and infrastructure (accessibility) in elections is still not optimal for persons with disabilities. And in the view of maslahah mursalah, the state is obliged to provide the protection of voting rights for persons with disabilities in elections, namely by providing proper accessibility to all citizens, especially persons with disabilities in elections. And defend people with disabilities to be able to participate in elections by making policies related to the authority to vote for people with disabilities in order to create justice