Integrity
Judge independence, conflict disclosure, scorecard integrity, influence restrictions, substance restrictions, and review standards.
KCS judges are expected to judge independently, professionally, and in good faith based on the battle, prelim, or judging assignment in front of them.
Judges may not discuss scores before submitting where the judging format requires independent cards.
Judges should disclose major conflicts of interest, close relationships, financial interests, coaching relationships, retaliation concerns, or other issues that could reasonably call judging independence into question.
KCS may reassign, remove, replace, review, or restrict a judge when needed to protect event integrity.
