Reporting requirements - "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" report.

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(1) The state commission shall gather and maintain statewide data and post a statistical report of the statewide data on its website no later than thirty days prior to each retention election. The report must specify, at a minimum:

  1. The total number of justices and judges who were eligible to stand for retention andthe number who declared their intent to stand for reelection;

  2. The total number of judicial performance evaluations of justices and judges performed by the state and district commissions;

  3. The total number of justices and judges who were evaluated but did not stand forretention; and

  4. The total number of justices and judges who received a "meets performance standard" or "does not meet performance standard" recommendation, respectively.

(2) Beginning in January 2019, and every two years thereafter, the state commission shall report on the activities of the commissioners to the joint judiciary committee of the general assembly as part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" presentation required by section 2-7-203.

Source: L. 2017: Entire article R&RE, (HB 17-1303), ch. 331, p. 1778, § 1, effective August 9.


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