Section 46.13 - Notice of meetings and application process1. The governor or chairperson of each judicial nominating commission shall give the members of the commission at least five days' written notice by mail or electronic mail of the time and place of every meeting, except as to members who execute written waivers of notice at or before the meeting or unless the commission at its next previous meeting designated the time and place of the meeting.2. Each commission, with the technical support of the judicial branch, shall publish all of the following on the judicial branch internet site:a. Notice that the commission is accepting applications for judge or justice along with a copy of the application form at least two weeks before applications are required to be submitted to the commission.b. Copies of nonconfidential application materials submitted by applicants.c. The schedule of applicant interviews before the commission.d. The list of nominees submitted by the commission to the governor and the chief justice.3. Commissioners shall be permitted to conduct individual interviews with applicants in advance of the commission's meetings to choose the nominees.4. The state judicial nominating commission shall adopt uniform rules for the state and district judicial nominating commissions that shall be consistent with this chapter and shall provide for a uniform and fair process for the commissions to consider applicants and select nominees. The state judicial nominating commission shall provide for a public comment period of at least thirty days on its proposed uniform rules prior to adopting the rules and shall adopt the rules on or before November 8, 2019. Such rules shall be made publicly available on the judicial branch internet site.Amended by 2019 Iowa , ch 89,s 58, eff. 5/8/2019.C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 46.13