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   DevilsPGD to claimed to have   
   Re: Getting picked for jury duty -> I th   
   15 Oct 09 10:06:05   
   
   XPost: can.internet.highspeed, ont.general   
   From: DeathToSpam@crazyhat.net   
      
   In message <4AD66C7E.8FCD40AE@Guy.com> Some Guy  was   
   claimed to have wrote:   
      
   >Just recently, two people I know got a letter in the mail.  They were   
   >selected for preliminary screening for jury duty.  This involves   
   >answering some basic yes/no questions.   
   >   
   >According to that letter, they were selected from a list of municiple   
   >propery tax records - NOT from a voter registration list.   
   >   
   >I was always under the impression that potential jurists were selected   
   >from lists of voter registrations (either provincial or federal   
   >elections).   
   >   
   >Does anyone know more about this?   
   >   
   >Do different court systems (provincial, federal) select jurists based on   
   >different lists?   
      
   They also use vehicle registration databases.   
      
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