# Field definition: the criterion version in force when a counting decision was recorded

- **Artifact ID:** CHQ-FIELD-DEF-2026-003
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Status:** IN FORCE
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/governance/chq-field-def-2026-003
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `a99d5ecef758aa68a7299c7daec30b84f87c230f1c99644b9aa22f22ea7c49a4`

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "CHQ-FIELD-DEF-2026-003",
  "title": "Field definition: the criterion version in force when a counting decision was recorded",
  "class": "RULE",
  "version": "1.0",
  "effective": "2026-11-03",
  "published": "2026-11-12",
  "status": "IN FORCE",
  "status_detail": "Declared 3 November 2026 and enforced by the gate from that date.",
  "rule": "Every counted instance, provisional count and candidate carries the condition and the criterion version in force on the date its decision was recorded, or a stated reason where the class came from a records disposition. A stamp naming a criterion text that is declared but not in force fails the gate. A missing stamp is reported as a data defect.",
  "scope": "Counted, provisional and candidate evidence rows.",
  "authority": "DM ratified 2026-11-12"
}
```