Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) A third party under contract to the commission shall conduct, on an ongoing basis during the judge's term in office, the judicial performance survey required by Section 78A-12-203 concerning a judge who is subject to a retention election. 2) (a) The judicial performance survey shall include as respondents a sample of each of the following groups as applicable: (i) attorneys who have appeared before the judge as counsel; (ii) jurors who have served in a case before the judge; and (iii) court staff who have worked with the judge. (b) Only a respondent under Subsection (2)(a)(i) who is admitted to practice law in the state and in good standing with the Utah State Bar may evaluate a judge's legal ability under Subsection (7)(a). (3) The commission may include an additional classification of respondents if the commission: (a) considers a survey of that classification of respondents helpful to voters in determining whether to vote to retain a judge; and (b) establishes the additional classification of respondents by rule. (4) All survey responses are confidential, including comments included with a survey response. (5) If the commission provides information to a judge or the Judicial Council, the commission shall provide the information in such a way as to protect the anonymity of a survey respondent. (6) A survey shall be provided to a potential survey respondent within 30 days of the day on which the case in which the person appears in the judge's court is closed, exclusive of any appeal, except for court staff and attorneys, who may be surveyed at any time during the survey period. (7) Survey categories shall include questions concerning a judge's: (a) legal ability, including the following: (i) demonstration of understanding of the substantive law and any relevant rules of procedure and evidence;
