25-1645. Act; intent and purpose.
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The Legislature hereby declares that it is the intent and purpose of the Jury Selection Act to create a jury system which will ensure that:
(1)All persons selected for jury service are selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court;
(2)All qualified citizens have the opportunity to be considered for jury service;
(3)All qualified citizens fulfill their obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose; and
(4)No citizen is excluded from jury service in this state as a result of discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or military or veteran status.