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Bill: Jury Bill
Details
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 4467
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Mandatory jury duty (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Current: All adult citizens are required to serve on a jury when called or obtain a formal exemption.
Proposed: Jury duty is not mandatory, any adult citizen may volunteer to serve.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:23:03, October 09, 2018 CET | From | Allied Conservative Party | To | Debating the Jury Bill |
| Message | ACP is strongly supportive of a mandatory jury duty. We will not support this bill. |
| Date | 22:27:05, October 09, 2018 CET | From | Confederal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Jury Bill |
| Message | The government has no right to force you to serve in their court. Not to mention the fact that one might have to forgo pay when on jury duty. |
| Date | 22:50:41, October 09, 2018 CET | From | Allied Conservative Party | To | Debating the Jury Bill |
| Message | Our view is that a formal exemption is suitable to disqualify from jury duty. The ACP is not opposed to a small amendment to the current law stating employers MUST still pay the employee removed for jury duty. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 153 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 309 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 38 |
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