Section 607A.27. Preparation for drawing of panels.  


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  •   1.  The names entered upon the appointive jury commission’s or jury manager’s lists and deposited in the office of the clerk or jury manager constitute the grand and petit master lists, from which grand and petit jurors shall be drawn.

      2.  Within ten days after the lists are deposited in the office of the clerk or jury manager, the clerk or jury manager shall do either of the following:

      a.  Prepare from the lists separate ballots, uniform in size, shape, and appearance, and folded to conceal information on the ballot. The ballots for grand and petit jurors shall be kept separate and each ballot shall contain the name and place of residence of each prospective juror.

      b.  Use electronic data processing equipment for the storage of names of the grand and petit jurors. The numerical division required in section 607A.21 need not be used when a jury wheel is used for the preparation of the lists.

    86 Acts, ch 1108, §35

    ; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §185