984                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 408

(i) is not constitutionally qualified to vote in this State in the
county wherein the court convenes or Baltimore City if the court con-
venes therein, or;

(ii) is unable to read, write, or understand the English language
with a degree of proficiency sufficient to fill out satisfactorily the juror
qualification form, or;

(iii) is unable to speak the English language or comprehend spoken
English, or;

(iv) is incapable, by reason of physical or mental infirmity, to ren-
der satisfactory jury service, provided that any person claiming such
a disqualification may be required to submit a doctor's certificate to
that effect; or

(v) has a charge pending against him for a crime punishable by a
fine of $500.00 OR more than $500, or by imprisonment for more
than six months, or both, or has been convicted of such a crime and
has received an unsuspended sentence of a fine of $500.00 OR
more than $500, or of imprisonment for more than six months, or
both, and has not been legally pardoned.

(vi) has a charge pending against him for, or has been convicted
of, an offense punishable under the provision of Section 5(b) of this
Act; or

(vii) is a party in a civil suit pending in the court in which he is

called to serve, if such suit is scheduled for trial during his term of

service;

(viii) is under 21 years of age;

(ix) fails to meet any other objective test prescribed by the Court
of Appeals with the assistance of the Rules Committee.

7. Selection and summoning of jury panels

(a)   The jury commissioner, or the clerk, shall maintain a qualified
jury wheel (OR A DEVICE SIMILAR IN PURPOSE AND FUNC-
TION, INCLUDING THE USE OF A PROPERLY PROGRAMMED
ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM OR DEVICE)
and shall place in such wheel names of all persons drawn from
the master jury wheel who are determined to be qualified as jurors
pursuant to section 6 and not excused pursuant to section 9. From
time to time, the jury commissioner or the clerk shall publicly
draw at random from the qualified jury wheel such number of names
of persons as may be required for assignment to grand and petit jury
panels. The jury commissioner or the clerk shall assign at random a
sufficient number of persons to each grand and petit jury panel.
FROM TIME TO TIME THE JURY COMMISSIONER OR THE
CLERK SHALL PUBLICLY DRAW AT RANDOM FROM THE
QUALIFIED JURY WHEEL, SUCH NUMBER OF NAMES OF
PERSONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO
THE GRAND JURY.

(b)  When the court orders a grand or petit jury to be drawn, the
clerk or jury commissioner shall issue summonses for the required
number of jurors.

Each person drawn for jury service may be served personally or by<