Analysis of Local Government Studies and Development Administration in South Kalimantan

The State Civil Apparatus (ASN) is a vital subject in a country's governance and developmentsystem. ASN neutrality in politics is a must. In fact, ASN is often used as a political object fromthe power of political parties and actors not only at the national but also regional level. Thisstudy aims to describe the ASN's political position in the elections in Barito Kuala Regency. As acritical review to explore and build a new paradigm of looking at ASN's political positionduring the 2019 Legislative Election process in Barito Kuala Regency. A qualitative approachwith descriptive methods is used in research. Data collection techniques through three steps,namely: observation, interviews, and documentation. Analysis of Miles and Hubermen's datamodels and triangulation techniques are used to see the validity of the data. The results of thestudy are described: (1) The Political Position of ASN in Barito Kuala Regency during the 2019Legislative Election in some ASNs was still considered to be in favor of one of the legislativecandidates. Cases of neutrality violations that occurred in several ASNs, put themselves in aneutral political position. The role of ASN in the formation and distribution of power is only inthe voting booth, namely choosing one of the existing legislative candidates. (2) The politicalposition of ASN in Barito Kuala Regency during the 2019 Legislative Election should be able toplace itself in a neutral position in accordance with the appeal of the circular letter fromMENPAN-RB and the applicable regulations. To build a new paradigm for ASN's politicalposition, the perpetrators of ASN neutrality violations should be fostered because most do notunderstand their position. For ASN which shows partiality, the organizer (Bawaslu) shouldtake action on this matter