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Bill: Jury Duty Act
Details
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: April 4665
Description[?]:
| To serve as a juror should be an honor - not something thrust upon an unwilling citizen. |
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 | 23:02:04, November 13, 2019 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) | To | Debating the Jury Duty Act |
| Message | Good idea, but What is your solution if there isn’t enough jurors? |
| Date | 23:05:56, November 13, 2019 CET | From | NLP | To | Debating the Jury Duty Act |
| Message | This act makes jury duty not mandatory as a default - if necessary, in emergencies, we will call on the citizenry to serve on the jury - but that will be the exception rather than the rule. We are also thinking of tax incentives for those who sign up to be jurors, as they are aiding the Justice Ministry. Carlos Tam, Prime Minister of the Federal Union, NLP Chairman. |
| Date | 00:42:40, November 14, 2019 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Jury Duty Act |
| Message | The strength of the jury system is that it involves all citizens serving. If we only allow volunteers then it's likely we're going to get jealous jurors with a point to prove rather than objective individuals. Mercedes Xirau Leader of the Libertarian Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 192 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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