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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 265
other changes made are in style.
SEC. 8-202. PROVISIONS OF PLAN.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE JUROR SELECTION PLAN
REFERRED TO IN §8-201 SHALL:
(A) JURY COMMISSIONER.
EITHER DESIGNATE A JURY COMMISSIONER, OR AUTHORIZE
THE CLERK OF THE COURT, TO MANAGE THE JURY SELECTION
PROCESS. IF A JURY COMMISSIONER IS DESIGNATED, THE
MANNER OF HIS APPOINTMENT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE
PLAN AND HIS COMPENSATION SET BY LAW. THE CLERK OR
THE JURY COMMISSIONER, SHALL ACT UNDER THE SUPERVISION
AND CONTROL OF A JURY JUDGE WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
JUDGE OR ANOTHER JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
COUNTY AS PROVIDED BY THE PLAN;
(B) SELECTION OF NAMES.
SPECIFY DETAILED PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE
JURY COMMISSIONER OR CLERK IN SELECTING NAMES FROM THE
VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS OR FROM OTHER SOURCES AS ARE
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE POLICY OF §§ 8-102 AND
8-103 OF THIS TITLE. THESE PROCEDURES SHALL BE
DESIGNED TO ASSURE THE RANDOM SELECTION OF A FAIR
CROSS SECTION OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE WHO RESIDE
IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE COURT CONVENES AND MAY INCLUDE
THE USE OF A PROPERLY PROGRAMMED ELECTRONIC DATA
PROCESSING SYSTEM OR DEVICE;
(C) MASTER WHEEL.
PROVIDE FOR A MASTER JURY WHEEL OR A DEVICE
SIMILAR IN PURPOSE AND FUNCTION SUCH AS A PROPERLY
PROGRAMMED ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM OR DEVICE
INTO WHICH THE NAMES OF THOSE SELECTED AT RANDOM SHALL
BE PLACED. THE PLAN SHALL SPECIFY A MINIMUM NUMBER OF
NAMES TO BE PLACED INITIALLY IN THE MASTER JURY WHEEL,
WHICH SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ON THE LISTS USED AS SOURCES
OF NAMES FOR THE COUNTY; BUT IF THIS NUMBER OF NAMES
IS CUMBERSOME AND UNNECESSARY, OR INADEQUATE, THE PLAN
MAY FIX A SMALLER OR LARGER NUMBER OF NAMES TO BE
PLACED IN THE MASTER WHEEL. IN ALL CASES THE NUMBER
SHALL BE AT LEAST 200. THE JURY JUDGE MAY ORDER
ADDITIONAL NAMES, SELECTED AT RANDOM, TO BE PLACED IN
THE MASTER JURY WHEEL AS HE CONSIDERS NECESSARY. THE
PLAN SHALL PROVIDE FOR PERIODIC EMPTYING AND REFILLING
OF THE MASTER JURY WHEEL AT SPECIFIED TIMES AND SHALL
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