On the other hand, the Golkar Party is of the opinion that the actions of the KPU of Tarakan City in not implementing the Decision of the Bawaslu of Tarakan City were the right and correct step. According to them, the Bawaslu Decision did not cancel the Decree of the KPU of Tarakan City Number 83 of 2023 concerning the Permanent Candidate List of Members of the Tarakan City DPRD for the 2024 General Election, which was issued on November 3, 2023.

Previously, in the preliminary hearing, the Petitioner argued that there had been an administrative violation of the General Election (Pemilu) committed by a Legislative Candidate named Erick Hendrawan Septian Putra from the Golongan Karya (Golkar) Party. This was based on the Decision of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) of Tarakan City Number 002/LP/ADM.PL/BWSL/KOTA/24.01/III/2024 dated March 19, 2024, concerning Alleged Administrative Violations of the Election with the ruling Stating that the Reported Party named Erick Hendrawan Septian Putra legally and convincingly committed an administrative violation of the Election and stating that the Reported Party named Erick Hendrawan Septian Putra did not meet the requirements as a permanent candidate member of the Tarakan City Regional People's Representative Council for the Tarakan 1 Electoral District in the 2024 Election.

Even though there was a Bawaslu decision, according to the Petitioner, the Respondent (KPU) did not pay attention to and implement the Bawaslu Decision by determining the election results for Members of the Tarakan City DPRD in 2024 through the Decree of the KPU of Tarakan City Number 87 of 2024.

Based on the arguments presented by the Petitioner, in its petition, the Petitioner requests the Constitutional Court to grant its petition by canceling the Decree of the General Elections Commission Number 360 of 2024.

The Petitioner also requests that the Respondent be ordered to stipulate that the legislative candidate for Electoral District I of Central Tarakan Sub-district, Tarakan City, named Erick Hendrawan Septian Putra, does not meet the requirements as a legislative candidate. Therefore, the Respondent must stipulate that the votes obtained by Erick Hendrawan Septian Putra, amounting to 2,335 votes, are invalid votes. In addition, the Petitioner requests the Constitutional Court to order the Respondent to stipulate the Petitioner as the Elected Candidate for Member of the Legislative Assembly for Electoral District I of Central Tarakan Sub-district, Tarakan City, with a total of 2,289 votes.