Voter-roll sourcing skews jury pools toward higher socioeconomic status

Evidence

Even today structural barriers prevent jury composition that is truly representative of the community, as relying on voter registration rolls tends to result in higher socioeconomic status individuals more likely to be summoned to jury duty (Hannaford-Agor & Waters, 2011). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 881