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B.5.2:13.2 - Candidate-set note

A candidate-set note is the minimal record that preserves rival plurality. It need not be heavy, but it should make visible:

  • candidate identifiers or short names,
  • the differentiating claim each candidate adds,
  • the principal plausibility supports and liabilities of each candidate,
  • whether the candidate remains live, is deferred, or is rejected,
  • and the implication or possible evidence that would best discriminate among remaining rivals, with an availability limitation when it changes the receiving use.

The important point is not bureaucratic completeness. The important point is to prevent retrospective rewriting in which the surviving candidate is made to look as if it had been the only serious option from the beginning.