[A-2025-23] Amendment to Section IV of the Citizenship Act

Vizier @A_mean_old_man proposed an Amendment to Section IV of the Citizenship Act on 2025-05-28T03:47:00Z. This was then motioned to vote by Vizier @A_mean_old_man on 2025-05-30T01:24:00Z and seconded by Deputy Provost @theclockworkvixen.


The proposed Amendment reads as follows:

SECTION IV: CITIZENSHIP AUDIT

…4.1. The Office shall use the Thread to track and document the following: a Citizenship shall be invalid 48 12 hours after they are publicly notified in the Thread by the Office to either (as listed alphabetically):
…4.1.1. No longer Failure to maintain residency with their recorded Resident nation at the time of notification..
…4.1.2. No longer Failure to maintain WA membership in their recorded WA nation at the time of notification.
…4.1.3. Failure to comply with the process detailed in Section 3.6. within the aforementioned 12-hour timeframe.

…4.2. If the Citizen returns their recorded Resident nation to the region or their WA membership to their recorded WA nation and issues a notification of such return within the Thread before the 48 12 hour period established in Section 4.1 expires, their Citizenship shall remain valid.
…4.2.1 The Citizen may also keep their Citizenship valid if they successfully change their recorded Resident nation or recorded WA nation to another nation with valid citizenship or WA membership within the same 48 12 hour period, following Section 3 procedures.

…4.3. Exceptions to Section 4.1 and its subsections may be established by additional law. Any Citizen may reapply for Citizenship upon removal.

…4.4. Any Resident may renounce their Citizenship by notifying the Office in the Thread.

SECTION V: CITIZENSHIP RECORDS

…5.1. The Office shall maintain an official list of all Citizens. Said list shall remain publicly viewable on The East Pacific forums or in an in-game dispatch. The list may be posted in another forum thread besides the Thread if the forums are utilized for this purpose.

…5.2. Approval or denial of a Citizenship application or change of a Citizen’s nations shall be the moment when the Office states within the Thread that an application has been denied or accepted or that a change of nation was accepted.

…5.3. Removal of Citizenship shall be the moment when the Office marks, within the Thread, that a Citizen’s Citizenship is invalid or a Citizen has renounced their registration.

SECTION VI: PROSCRIPTION

…6.1. Proscription shall be a status which confers banishment from the region for reasons of regional security based on actions committed abroad or against The East Pacific. No proscription may be issued against any resident for reason of summary or indictable offense; all such instances must be tried by Conclave.

…6.2. Individuals with no known resident nation may be proscribed by the Praesidium through any process dictated by the Standing Orders of the Praesidium.

…6.3. Non-citizen residents may be proscribed by the Praesidium through a 3/4 majority vote, the administration of which shall be defined by the Standing Orders of the Praesidium.

…6.4. No Citizen may be proscribed by the Praesidium.

…6.5. The Grand Vizier shall maintain a public record of proscribed groups and nations on the forums or in a dispatch, as well as the reasons behind proscription…

…6.6. The Delegate must be informed upon the beginning of a proscription process, as well as once a decision is made. The Grand Vizier must announce each proscription, or consign such a task to the Delegate. This announcement must adequately justify the proscription.

…6.7. The maintenance of a resident nation by an individual proscribed by the Praesidium shall be considered a summary offense with a sentence of banishment for as long as the proscription lasts.

…6.8. The Praesidium may alter or lift any proscription by the process in which it was established, or establish a time limit or terms within the initial proscription decision.

…6.9. Any proscribed nation may appeal to the Conclave, in which the length or terms of proscription may be altered, including an exception to group proscriptions, or the proscription may be fully lifted, if it is determined to be unreasonable or unjustified.


Active Magisters - 24
Index Name Classification
1 Acronis WA
2 A Mean Old Man WA
3 AC5230 WA
4 Arleat WA
5 Art_Sokala EPSA
6 Asendavia WA
7 burgerkingfootlettuce WA
8 Cretox WA
9 CyberiumShadow WA
10 Domais NONWA
11 Dremaur WA
12 GioSivo WA
13 Kingdom_of_Napels WA
14 Ladona WA
15 Lucklife EPSA
16 Mangegneithe WA
17 Marrabuk WA
18 McStooley WA
19 Mira WA
20 Pauline_Bonaparte NONWA
21 Sammy23 WA
22 theclockworkvixen WA
23 Tom NONWA
24 Zukchiva WA

This vote is open from 2025-05-30T02:30:00Z2025-06-06T02:30:00Z


The voting options are as follows:


VOTE - Amendment to Section 4 of the Citizenship Act
  • AYE | FOR
  • PRESENT | ABSTAIN
  • NAY | AGAINST
0 voters

As per Section 4 of the Standing Orders of the Magisterium, this Amendment requires a standard majority, as well as a quorum of 50% of active Magisters, to pass.

This topic was automatically closed after 7 days. New replies are no longer allowed.

This vote has closed as of Friday, June 6, 2025 2:30 AM UTC

With 14 out of 22 active magisters, this vote meets 50% Quorum

Voting AYE (13):

  • AC5230
  • AMOM
  • Arleat
  • Asendavia
  • Domais*
  • Dremaur
  • Estande
  • GioSivo
  • Ladona
  • Lointland
  • Lucklife
  • Mangegneithe
  • McStooley
  • Sammy23
  • Vixen/Folly**

Total: 13 (92%)

Voting NAY:

  • Zukchiva

Total: 1 (8%)

ABSTENTIONS:

  • Pauline Bonaparte*
  • CyberiumShadow

Total: 1

SLACKERS (7):

  • Acronis
  • Art/Sokala
  • Cretox
  • Lime3000
  • Marrabuk
  • Mira
  • Tommo/Cappedore

* Ceased to be a Magister prior to vote closure.
** Went on LOA prior to vote closure

Result: With a 92% majority in favour, this Amendment has passed.

THIS CERTIFIED by the Office of the Provost, June 9th, 2025.