Gimhae City introduces 'citizen jury system' next month to verify pledges for the 9th popular election

(Gimhae = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jun-young = Gimhae City, Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 26th that it will introduce a 'citizen jury system' next month to check and verify the pledges of the 9th popular election.

The citizen jury system was established to emphasize responsibility for pledges by allowing citizens, who are policy consumers, to evaluate market pledges and present their opinions.

In order to ensure fairness, the Korea Manifesto Implementation Headquarters will take on the operation service and select citizen juries and organize educational programs.

The citizen jury is planned to be selected from approximately 30 Gimhae citizens aged 19 or older. Next month, candidates will be selected through telephone interviews using the ARS random sampling method, taking into account gender, age, and region.

Those selected will hold a total of three meetings in November to deliberate and decide on the agenda after opinions and discussions on ways to improve pledges and adjustments.

The decisions made in the citizen jury system will be made public on the city website in December to increase policy transparency.

A city official said, "By realizing deliberative democracy in which citizens directly participate in the process of confirming pledges, it will be an opportunity for citizens to become owners and realize responsible administration," and added, "We will properly prepare to ensure that the citizen jury system is operated effectively and fairly."