{
 "judge": "gpt56",
 "judge_model": "gpt-5.6-sol",
 "arm": "D",
 "contest": "qa",
 "wall_seconds": 39.9,
 "body_words": 332,
 "parsed": {
  "claims": [
   {
    "n": 1,
    "claim": "This is Howard County Question A, a charter amendment titled Gender Neutrality.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official State Board of Elections page lists Howard County Question A as a charter amendment titled \u201cGender Neutrality.\u201d",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 2,
    "claim": "Howard County voters decide this question.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The question appears in the official ballot listing under Howard County.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 3,
    "claim": "The County Charter uses gender-specific words such as \u201che\u201d and \u201cshe.\u201d",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official description states this directly.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 4,
    "claim": "The amendment would replace those words with gender-neutral words such as \u201cthey\u201d and \u201cthem.\u201d",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "This matches the official description of the amendment.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 5,
    "claim": "A FOR vote makes the proposed gender-neutral changes to the Charter.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official page explicitly gives this effect for a FOR vote.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 6,
    "claim": "An AGAINST vote leaves the Charter\u2019s gender-specific words unchanged.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official page explicitly gives this effect for an AGAINST vote.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 7,
    "claim": "The proposal concerns wording rather than a new program.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The official description identifies only gender-neutral wording changes and does not establish a program.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 8,
    "claim": "Named endorsements, organized opposition, and implementation costs were not found in the cited source.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The official ballot page describes the proposal and vote effects but lists no endorsements, opposition groups, or costs.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 9,
    "claim": "The full amendment text could not be verified.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "contradicted",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The official ballot page links directly to a working Howard County proposed charter amendment text PDF.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Howard_County_Proposed_Charter_Amendment_Text.pdf"
   },
   {
    "n": 10,
    "claim": "A readable, complete list of proposed edits was not found in the sources checked.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "contradicted",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The cited official page provides a working PDF labeled \u201cAmendment Text,\u201d undermining the claim that the proposed amendment text was unavailable.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Howard_County_Proposed_Charter_Amendment_Text.pdf"
   },
   {
    "n": 11,
    "claim": "The state\u2019s official ballot page clearly explains both choices.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "It separately states the effects of voting for and against the amendment.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html"
   }
  ],
  "dead_or_fake_urls": [],
  "invented_attribution": [],
  "endorsement": [],
  "equal_treatment_issues": [],
  "rubric": {
   "accuracy": 4,
   "sourcing": 4,
   "balance": 3,
   "usefulness": 3,
   "clarity": 5
  },
  "gate": "pass",
  "gate_reasons": [],
  "summary": "The guide accurately explains that FOR adopts gender-neutral Charter wording and AGAINST retains the existing gender-specific wording. Its claim that the full amendment text could not be verified is incorrect because the official election page links to that text."
 },
 "raw_tail": "AINST vote leaves the Charter\u2019s gender-specific words unchanged.\",\n      \"cited\": [1],\n      \"verdict\": \"supported\",\n      \"severity\": \"major\",\n      \"note\": \"The official page explicitly gives this effect for an AGAINST vote.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"n\": 7,\n      \"claim\": \"The proposal concerns wording rather than a new program.\",\n      \"cited\": [1],\n      \"verdict\": \"supported\",\n      \"severity\": \"minor\",\n      \"note\": \"The official description identifies only gender-neutral wording changes and does not establish a program.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"n\": 8,\n      \"claim\": \"Named endorsements, organized opposition, and implementation costs were not found in the cited source.\",\n      \"cited\": [],\n      \"verdict\": \"supported\",\n      \"severity\": \"minor\",\n      \"note\": \"The official ballot page describes the proposal and vote effects but lists no endorsements, opposition groups, or costs.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"n\": 9,\n      \"claim\": \"The full amendment text could not be verified.\",\n      \"cited\": [],\n      \"verdict\": \"contradicted\",\n      \"severity\": \"minor\",\n      \"note\": \"The official ballot page links directly to a working Howard County proposed charter amendment text PDF.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Howard_County_Proposed_Charter_Amendment_Text.pdf\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"n\": 10,\n      \"claim\": \"A readable, complete list of proposed edits was not found in the sources checked.\",\n      \"cited\": [],\n      \"verdict\": \"contradicted\",\n      \"severity\": \"minor\",\n      \"note\": \"The cited official page provides a working PDF labeled \u201cAmendment Text,\u201d undermining the claim that the proposed amendment text was unavailable.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Howard_County_Proposed_Charter_Amendment_Text.pdf\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"n\": 11,\n      \"claim\": \"The state\u2019s official ballot page clearly explains both choices.\",\n      \"cited\": [1],\n      \"verdict\": \"supported\",\n      \"severity\": \"minor\",\n      \"note\": \"It separately states the effects of voting for and against the amendment.\",\n      \"evidence_url\": \"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/ballot_questions.html\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"dead_or_fake_urls\": [],\n  \"invented_attribution\": [],\n  \"endorsement\": [],\n  \"equal_treatment_issues\": [],\n  \"rubric\": {\n    \"accuracy\": 4,\n    \"sourcing\": 4,\n    \"balance\": 3,\n    \"usefulness\": 3,\n    \"clarity\": 5\n  },\n  \"gate\": \"pass\",\n  \"gate_reasons\": [],\n  \"summary\": \"The guide accurately explains that FOR adopts gender-neutral Charter wording and AGAINST retains the existing gender-specific wording. Its claim that the full amendment text could not be verified is incorrect because the official election page links to that text.\"\n}\n```\n\n"
}