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Bill: Fair Jury Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Humanist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 4548
Description[?]:
| To ensure that each jury is impartial and fair, those selected for jury duty must be randomly selected. We urge the senate to improve the impartiality of jury and justice. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Jurors are politically appointed.
Current: Jurors are selected based on certain factors (race/gender/class).
Proposed: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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