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 "judge": "gpt56",
 "judge_model": "gpt-5.6-sol",
 "arm": "D",
 "contest": "q2",
 "wall_seconds": 46.0,
 "body_words": 448,
 "parsed": {
  "claims": [
   {
    "n": 1,
    "claim": "Question 2 is a constitutional amendment concerning temporary appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The State Board of Elections identifies Question 2 as a constitutional amendment with this title.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 2,
    "claim": "The Commission investigates complaints against Maryland judges.",
    "cited": [
     1,
     3
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The Judiciary describes the Commission as having power to investigate complaints against Maryland judges.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.courts.state.md.us/cjd"
   },
   {
    "n": 3,
    "claim": "A FOR vote allows temporary substitutes when a member is recused, disqualified, or finishes a term without a replacement.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The State Board's FOR explanation states all three circumstances.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 4,
    "claim": "The Commission Chair could recall a former Commission member.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official ballot explanation says the Chair may temporarily fill an opening with a former member.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 5,
    "claim": "At the Chair's request, the Governor could appoint a temporary substitute.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "This authority and the Chair-request condition appear in the official ballot text.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 6,
    "claim": "At the Chair's request, the Governor could extend a current member's term until a permanent replacement is appointed.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official ballot text expressly provides this authority.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 7,
    "claim": "Anyone recalled or appointed must meet the Constitution's eligibility requirements.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The State Board states that only constitutionally eligible individuals may be recalled or appointed.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 8,
    "claim": "An AGAINST vote keeps the current membership rules and does not allow these temporary appointments.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "This matches the State Board's AGAINST explanation.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 9,
    "claim": "The proposal gives the Chair and Governor additional methods of selecting who temporarily serves on a body that investigates judges.",
    "cited": [
     1,
     3
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The factual premise of the labeled possible argument follows from the proposed recall, appointment, and extension powers and the Commission's official role.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 10,
    "claim": "The proposal could let a current member remain in office while a permanent replacement is pending.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The amendment permits extending a current member's term until a replacement is appointed.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 11,
    "claim": "Senator Smith sponsored SB 933.",
    "cited": [
     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The General Assembly bill page lists Senator Smith as sponsor.",
    "evidence_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0933?ys=2026RS"
   },
   {
    "n": 12,
    "claim": "SB 933 passed the Maryland Senate 41-0.",
    "cited": [
     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The legislative history records third-reading passage by 41-0.",
    "evidence_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0933?ys=2026RS"
   },
   {
    "n": 13,
    "claim": "SB 933 passed the Maryland House 134-0.",
    "cited": [
     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The legislative history records third-reading passage by 134-0.",
    "evidence_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0933?ys=2026RS"
   },
   {
    "n": 14,
    "claim": "The recorded legislative votes are not proof of campaign endorsements.",
    "cited": [
     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The source documents legislative votes but does not characterize them as ballot-question campaign endorsements.",
    "evidence_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0933?ys=2026RS"
   },
   {
    "n": 15,
    "claim": "Named campaign supporters or opponents were not found in the cited sources.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The cited pages do not identify a ballot-question campaign organization or named campaign opponents. The legislative witness page lists favorable legislative testimony, which is not necessarily a campaign endorsement.",
    "evidence_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/WitnessSignup/SB0933?ys=2026RS"
   },
   {
    "n": 16,
    "claim": "The checked sources do not provide measured effects on complaint delays or how often substitutes would be needed.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "No such measurements appear in the three cited sources.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 17,
    "claim": "The State Board of Elections directly states what FOR and AGAINST votes do.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The official page contains explicit FOR and AGAINST explanations for Question 2.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   }
  ],
  "dead_or_fake_urls": [],
  "invented_attribution": [],
  "endorsement": [],
  "equal_treatment_issues": [],
  "rubric": {
   "accuracy": 5,
   "sourcing": 5,
   "balance": 5,
   "usefulness": 5,
   "clarity": 5
  },
  "gate": "pass",
  "gate_reasons": [],
  "summary": "The page accurately explains the amendment's temporary-appointment powers and the consequences of FOR and AGAINST votes. Its sponsor and unanimous legislative vote counts are also correctly reported, with no invented advocacy or endorsement."
 },
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