Hasyim explained, ballot papers that are unused or no longer needed should simply be marked with a cross. "That is not in accordance with the rules. If they are no longer used, they should be crossed out, stored, later counted, and included in the vote tally as the number of unused ballots," said Hasyim, quoted from Liputan6.com, Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

"Hasyim conveyed, following up on the soaked ballots, the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU RI) requested the Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) to dry and count them according to the established rules. 'I request that even though they are wet, they must be administered. They have to be stored again,' said Hasyim."

Various unique phenomena color the voting process abroad. One of them, suspected to have occurred in Saudi Arabia, is that a number of Indonesian citizens destroyed the remaining and unused ballot papers by soaking them in water. This moment went viral on social media, one of which was uploaded by the account X @TSolihien. The video narrates that this was done to prevent cheating or misuse of unused ballot papers.