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lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Hold the fuck up. Am I getting this right?

You have to register to be able to vote. If you register, you might have to work in court, losing out on pay. You don’t get any compensation for that. The lost pay can ruin you financially.

What the fuck?

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Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You get paid about 3.50 and hour in my state.

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- lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  As in, 28 per day of work missed? Or even less than that
  
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  - Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    In my county we get paid 35 dollars per day for jury duty.
    
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    Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    in cali its 15/day if your in JD(in person)
    
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Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Some states dont pay you on the first, day even if they do its like less 5-15/day if your selected. and federal court might pay you more , and this is seperate from your cities JD, so some people have gotten both JD summons in one year. and Commuting by car is partially reimbursed, lol. i do hear alot of people skip JD, but most are dismissed anyways.

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