[JGibson]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I let my voter registration lapse for a couple of decades and was called for jury duty three times during those 20 years. In Florida, the pool comes from a variety of sources -including- voter registration lists, but not exclusively. The selection is randomized so there's a chance that a juror won't be a registered voter, but will have a valid drivers license.

The first time I got a notice to appear I called the 800 number on the notice as instructed, the night before, and my name was on the list. So I didn't have to appear. The second time, I showed up, they explained everything to us, and then they left, and an hour later they sent us all home; the two parties came to a plea deal.

The third time, they asked if any of us were legally disabled. I'm not. But at the time, I was hard of hearing and had hearing aids that kept clogging up with wax and I was constantly taking them out to clean them so I just stopped wearing them completely. I told the guy in the waiting room that my hearing might be a problem, but was not a "legal disability." He said he'd pass word to the judge. He never did.

Six hours later we finally filed into the courtroom for the judge to tell us about the case and for us to meet the lawyers and defendant. The defendant had a thick heavy accent, I could barely understand a word he said. The judge said I'm entitled to an interpreter or a TTDY device, I told her I don't know sign language and don't know how to use a TTDY device, besides I'm not deaf, I just have trouble understanding foreign accents mumbled into a microphone when I'm too far away to read their lips.

So she sent me home. Biggest waste of a day I've ever had and what's worse, because it was only one day, I didn't get paid and my boss wasn't required to pay me.

If you never have registered to vote in Florida they wouldn't select you.