# \[AMENDMENT\] Reformatting Bills **URL:** \ **Category:** The Magisterium\ **Tags:** amendment, proposal\ **Created:** [April 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981 "2024-04-23T19:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
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> [@](#): > > SECTION I: CITATION > > …1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Citizenship Act.” > > SECTION II: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITIZENSHIP OFFICE AND THE APPLICATION THREAD > > …2.1. The Citizenship Office (“Office”) is hereby established to oversee the process of naturalization. It shall be composed of the Viziers, the Eastern Pacific Police Service Commissioner, and other Citizenship Officials as confirmed by the Magisterium. The Delegate cannot serve concurrently as a Commissioner. > > …2.2. The Grand Vizier shall lead and set out the procedures of the Office. > > …2.3. The Magisterium shall confirm Citizenship Officials nominated by the Grand Vizier via a 2/3 majority vote for an indefinite term. The Magisterium may remove Citizenship Officials by the same majority. > > …2.4. The Office shall establish an official forum thread (“Thread”) that can be utilized for official records, inquiries, the posting of applications, acceptance or denial of applications, acceptance of requests, and other purposes as seen proper by the Office or this law. > > SECTION III: NATURALIZATION > > …3.1. Residents seeking to become Citizens must (as listed alphabetically): > …3.1.1. State within their application one of their valid Resident nations and their World Assembly (“WA”) nation, and post said application in the medium designated by the Office, > …3.1.2. Respond in confirmation to a telegram sent to both their nations from a Citizenship Official, and > …3.1.3. Have their application accepted by the Office. > > …3.2. All applications must list a valid WA nation and all nations listed in an application must be operated by their respective applicants. Applications not meeting these criteria shall be denied. > > …3.3. A Citizenship Official shall notify a Resident, via an in-game telegram, on whether their application for Citizenship was accepted or denied. > > …3.4. The Office may deny any Citizenship application for reasons of regional security concerns, incomplete application, provision of falsified information and/or ejection from the WA. Said denial may be appealed to the Conclave within two weeks of denial. > …3.4.1. The Praesidium may vote to overrule the Office’s decision to grant Citizenship for reasons of regional security. > > …3.5. Upon becoming a Citizen, a Resident is required to maintain continuous residency with the Resident nation they stated their application (“recorded Resident nation”). They shall also, maintain continuous WA membership with the nation they stated as their WA nation in their application (“recorded WA nation”). > > …3.6. In the event a Citizen wishes to change what nation the Office has noted as their recorded Resident nation or recorded WA nation, they shall request the Office , within the designated Thread, to change one of their recorded nations to a new nation they own. A telegram from the new nation shall be sent to a Citizenship Official. > …3.6.1. A Citizen does not need to send such a telegram if their new nation is their current recorded Resident nation or recorded WA nation. > …3.6.2. A Citizenship Official shall notify a Citizen, via an in-game telegram, once their request for a change is granted by the Office in the Thread. > > …3.7. Continuous World Assembly membership requirements shall not apply to any active soldier of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (“EPSA”) as verified by the Overseeing Officer. The active EPSA soldier must notify the Citizenship office within one week of joining EPSA. > …3.7.1. If an EPSA soldier ceases active duty, they have one week within which to declare a World Assembly nation they own to the Office in the designated medium to serve as their recorded WA nation following said declaration. Failure to do so in said time-frame shall invalidate their Citizenship. > > …3.8 The Overseeing Officer is mandated to upkeep an updated list of EPSA soldiers for the Citizenship Office to review. If the Overseeing Officer does not keep an updated list, they shall be in dereliction of duty. > > SECTION IV: CITIZENSHIP AUDIT > > …4.1. A Citizenship shall be invalid 48 hours after they are publicly notified in the Thread by the Office to either (as listed alphabetically): > …4.1.1. No longer maintain residency with their recorded Resident nation at the time of notification, > …4.1.2. No longer maintain WA membership in their recorded WA nation at the time of notification. > > …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 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 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: PROHIBITION > > …6.1. Any individual without a Citizenship can be declared prohibited from having any nation reside in The East Pacific. > > …6.2. Any Vizier can nominate any eligible Nation for prohibition to The Praesidium for reasons of regional security, which can declare prohibition by a 2 / 3 majority vote. By the same majority the Praesidium can lift or amend any prohibition. > > …6.3. The Magisterium shall be notified by the Grand Vizier or appointee thereof whenever a nation is prohibited. > > …6.4. The Praesidium shall maintain a public list of prohibited groups and nations on The East Pacific’s forum. > > …6.5. The Conclave can reverse a prohibition or decrease its length, upon appeal by a prohibited nation. > > …6.6. The maintenance of a Resident nation by a prohibited individual shall be considered a summary offense with a sentence of permanent banishment of said nation, for as long as the individual’s prohibition lasts. > > SECTION VII. ENTRY AND RESIDENCE > > …7.1. The Praesidium and the Delegate can each deny entry or residence to any nation it deems a significant risk to the East Pacific. > …7.1.1. This power may not be exercised against the nations of Residents who present a significant risk by committing an indictable offense or being suspected of such, unless said Residents utilized nations in a clear military attack against the East Pacific. > …7.1.2. The Praesidium may overrule any Delegate exercise of this power following the Standing Orders of the Viziers. > > …7.2. Residents whose nations were banned or ejected from the East Pacific without having been sentenced by the Conclave to ejection or banishment have the right to seek appeal before the Conclave. > > …7.3. This power cannot be exercised against Residents or Citizens as individuals. > > SECTION VIII: VOTE FRAUD > > …8.1. Nothing in this Act permits an individual to maintain multiple Citizenships, which shall constitute an indictable offense with a maximum sentence of permanent banishment. > > …8.2. Any individual who attempts to vote during Delegate Elections and regional referenda without valid Citizenship shall be committing an indictable offense with a maximum sentence of one year banishment. I have cut the preamble and enactment sections. > [@](#): > > SECTION I. CITATION > > …1.1. This act shall be known and cited as the “Public Official Disclosure Act.” > > SECTION II. DEFINITIONS. > > …2.1. For the purposes of this act: > …2.1.1. “Public Officials” includes the Delegate, all Magisters, all Arbiters, all Viziers, all Ministers, all Deputy Ministers, and any other position explicitly designed as such in relevant legislation or Executive Order. > …2.1.2. “Positions of interest” includes all governmental positions in other regions, all citizenship in other regions, all leadership or membership in cross-regional organizations, and all foreign titles received. > …2.1.3. “Conflicts of Interest” as a situation in which a public official’s impartiality is in question due to Positions of Interest in other regions. > > SECTION III. PROVISIONS. > > …3.1. All Residents will have 7 (seven) days to comply with these provisions following their election, admission, appointment, or confirmation as a public official. > > …3.2. A subforum entitled, “Public Disclosure Forms,” will be created in “The Plaza” of The East Pacific forum. > …3.2.1. All public officials are required to disclose their aliases and positions of interest. > …3.2.2. Whenever there is a change in these positions or aliases, the public official must update their public disclosure form within 7 days of the change. > > SECTION IV. EXCEPTIONS. > > …4.1. Interpersonal relationships that are unrelated to governmental associations do not have to be disclosed. > > …4.2. In order to withhold a Position of Interest or an alias from a disclosure, permission must be attained by at least two of the following officials: The Delegate, Provost, Grand Vizier, and/or the Viceroy. > …4.2.1. If approved under 5.2, notification of approval, alongside disclosure of said position of interest or alias must be sent by the applicant to all four officials listed above. Withheld positions of interest or aliases must be held in the strictest confidence these public officials, regardless of whether they approved of the withholding. > …4.2.2. The public disclosure thread for that public official must include this statement, “ADDITIONAL POSITIONS OR ALIASES HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE [INSERT APPROVING PUBLIC OFFICIALS].” > > SECTION V. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. > > …5.1. The Eastern Pacific Police Service (EPPS) is charged with monitoring compliance with this Act. > …5.1.1. Any Vizier may choose to act as a Compliance Officer under this act, and nothing in this act shall constitute an activity requirement on any Vizier. > > …5.2. If a public official appears to be out of compliance, a Compliance Officer will contact one of their valid Citizenship nations via telegram. Notification may also be sent on any other relevant service in a private manner, so long as the official can reliably receive the notice. > > …5.3. After contact from the Compliance Officer, the public official will have 14 days to apply for an exemption or comply with this Act. > > …5.4. Failure to comply with this Act may result in a trial before the Conclave for an indictable offence, any sentence to not exceed banishment from The East Pacific for one year. I have cut the preamble, enactment, and findings section. I have renumbered the sections accordingly. The indentation has been changed to the standard one. > [@](#): > > SECTION I. CITATION > > …1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the "Awards Act”. > > SECTION II. DEFINITIONS > > …2.1. For the purposes of this Act, “Ribbon” is defined as an image with the pixel dimensions of 106 pixels by 29 pixels designed to act as a badge proof of holding an honor instituted by this Act. > > SECTION III. GENERAL PROVISIONS > > …3.1. Presenting a ribbon in any public space shall be prohibited unless one of the following is true: > …3.1.1. It is being presented informatively, to indicate what the ribbon for a certain honor is; > …3.1.2. It is being presented to indicate that the related honor has been awarded to an individual through the legal processes established by this Act; > …3.1.3. It is being presented by an individual who has been awarded the related honor through the legal processes established by this Act, and is being presented solely as their own badge proof; or > > …3.2. The granting of any ribbon or titled honor which is not explicitly permitted by this Act shall be prohibited unless in the case of a major military operation, in which case, the honors themselves must specifically relate to the operation in question, and must be granted by the Delegate or a relevant military authority. > > …3.3. The violation of prohibitions set forth by this Act shall be an offense known as “Stolen Valor.” Their first offense shall result in a warning by the Delegate, Praesidium, or Conclave. Their second offense, and any subsequent recurring offenses, shall be indictable, and result in being barred from receiving any Award set out by this Act for a period of time set by Conclave. The severity of punishments shall be proportional to the level of intentional and harmful deception of the public or for intent to undermine this Act. > > …3.4. Sections of regional services may be renamed after an impactful individual as an additional honor to those outlined within this Act. > > …3.5. The respective administrative authorities of subcommunities and internal organizations recognized by the Magisterium shall be empowered to create awards to honor substantial contributors to the community without regard for the provisions or restrictions of this Act. > > …3.6. Those awarded the Order of the Golden Ocelot under the Pacificum Orientale Awards Act (POAA), Delegate Aelitia, or Delegate Ramaeus shall maintain their membership of the Order unless removed under this Act’s provisions. > > …3.7. Any individual who received an award under the POAA that has the same name as an Executive Honor in this Act shall receive the Gold variant of the Order under this Act; the POAA variants will no longer have legal force. > …3.7.1. Any other POAA Award shall remain legal and in good standing, thus subject to the protective provisions of this Act, but may no longer be granted. > …3.7.2. POAA awards which are not continued under the Awards Act shall be exempted from the provisions of clause 3.8. > > …3.8. A dispatch shall be created and maintained by the Delegate, entitled “Awards of The East Pacific,” which shall display the ribbons or other visual elements of each legal award, a description of the award, and a list of recipients, with the date they were awarded. In the case of the Order of the Golden Ocelot, a description of why the award was bestowed upon each member shall be given. > > …3.9. The holding and display of awards or honors received from any foreign region or organization is not subject to the provisions of this Act. > > ## SECTION IV. ORDER OF THE GOLDEN OCELOT > > …4.1. “The Order of the Golden Ocelot” shall be the highest honor in the region, and shall be reserved for those nations who have had a long lasting impact upon the region as a result of extraordinary service above and beyond what is expected of their positions. > > …4.2. The Magisterium may award an individual with the Order of the Golden Ocelot through a majority vote. > > …4.3. If members of the Order of the Golden Ocelot perform additional deeds which are deemed worthy of the Order, the Magisterium may amend their Order. > > …4.4. The Magisterium shall not grant the Order of the Golden Ocelot for deeds which fall solely under the category of a single Executive Honor. > > …4.5. In addition to a ribbon, the Order of the Golden Ocelot shall include a medal. The designs for the medal shall be included in Appendix A of this Act. > > ## SECTION V. EXECUTIVE HONORS > > …5.1. The Delegate shall be empowered to grant Executive Honors at any point during their term. The only Executive Honors are those established within this Section. > > …5.2. Executive Honors shall have three tiers - Standard, Silver, and Gold. Each tier shall correspond to a separate ribbon. Executive Honors shall be granted in the tier associated with the significance of an Honoree’s contributions within a field. Honorees shall only be a member of the highest tier Order of their associated Executive Honors. > > …5.3. The Magisterium shall be empowered to revoke Executive Honors with a majority vote. In this case, no Delegate may award the same honor to the same individual. > > …5.4. The Order of Valor may be granted to exceptional military combatants and commanders who have distinguished themselves through their service to the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army through consistent updating, triggering, or other military involvement. > > …5.5. The Order of Artistry may be granted to those individuals who have contributed in the realm of art and design, such as through Executive promotions, the flag of The East Pacific, or other government-related graphics. > > …5.6. The Order of Culture may be granted to those individuals who have made exceptional contributions in the realm of engagement and event-planning within the region and in the form of interregional events involving The East Pacific. > > …5.7. The Order of Hospitality may be granted to those individuals who have demonstrated personability and success in the task of recruiting individuals to The East Pacific region or its government, and/or subsequently guiding new nations to integration within the region. > > …5.8. The Order of Jurisprudence may be granted to those individuals who have made substantial positive contributions to The East Pacific within the Magisterium or the Conclave through the creation, refinement, or interpretation of its legal system. > > …5.9. The Order of Maintenance may be granted to those individuals who work behind the scenes of the government, providing support to the regional community by creating or strengthening its infrastructure. > > …5.10. The Order of the Dove may be granted to those diplomats and Foreign Affairs policy-makers or advisors who have demonstrated tact and pride in the execution of their duties as they represent The East Pacific abroad, improve its relations with foreign regions or organizations, or make a significant impact on behalf of The East Pacific on a global stage. > > …5.11. The Order of Scholarship may be granted to those individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the University of The East Pacific, distinguishing themselves through the authorship of University works or the execution of structural or administrative work. > > …5.12. The Order of Apocalypse may be granted to those individuals who have excelled in the execution of Z Day policy within The East Pacific. > > …5.13. The Order of Annihilation may be granted to those individuals who have excelled in the execution of N Day policy within The East Pacific. > > …5.14. The ribbons of Executive Honors shall be included in Appendix A of this Act. > > ## APPENDIX A. IMAGES > > ### Order of the Golden Ocelot > > Ribbon Medal > ![113x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8979ada3204d7c0a7ee4487f28920e3e7dca732f.png) > > ![155x285](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/597126d53001cc2a47a9606cf62e13d2c3108608.png) > > ### Executive Honors > > Standard Silver Gold > Order of Valor ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9d5b43a0b0ab3383f83dbfd4d61a8e70fdcd48b5.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/db267ccf5c9581c0294e023a9938b543c89d348e.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e48caadf3979c6ca4ca351369713354fe2a90949.png) > Order of Artistry ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/99f81bbb37943d1e9cf1322f89ff51a4adc5a9bd.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eb1204c48dd3894d2019a011be29d3237efe7352.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b821260c014e0a9c83d75c60619b5a1c2f4ebd70.png) > Order of Culture ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0e5b8706a656bedebb3322adb4f77d63ca9311c1.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/12910a341615899857120f864d35c8bbcbe98c16.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/772e5ff1410b436662a663db453e50a2a351fb40.png) > Order of Hospitality ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a5c73bb0748babf57b48b038729a00756a5f05c0.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/941223f4537e231ba45546bd321a65a56ebe5e75.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cb391c35be3e54d16f88c30f7e38919c17654fa5.png) > Order of Jurisprudence ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e4779b88cc2605c7e9b2957414cff07ed5b21786.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4976c5902912831e63644e2ed2fdce7f8e8912c7.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/559e3630e2c3be3ffdb445c3d0489fe1ca2157f4.png) > Order of Maintenance ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ed4294f353555b5db61cb9e11ec973f2a58546ed.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7171dcfa12a29ccbbe5643f054289bf510c97fce.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eff40a48d2249f735f3fc6d4fd35e5221f2e8285.png) > Order of the Dove ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a6519cbb99e682960d87f77d0f379e853c7286b9.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d83f5eb245e0683a563c791d140aa65a7a8dca17.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/10348512f299b655595d0236abb0ed4d9dc2b0d4.png) > Order of Scholarship ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1f41db137a44c87c25ff751d397b2165225dfb1.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a976dcb8671da89499d8c723b4d03be2ae1bfc41.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/07d03906ca5c67fcd275dfe65a00a3c8a209f860.png) > Order of Apocalypse ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f762cafe8025d656e0bb0021cedf7895497fce81.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b1c8803ae440249e60eb88a434df448467491eca.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3015920ca8eb46dd2e1d3cb89d67897e7c70e49.png) > Order of Annihilation ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e13bba800a5bdf9cddd3710bf0a85defd6c2fa0a.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/16f311d6c1595960cb1fbca364f7b30d2e294662.png) ![106x29](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/878166eba1ffe096b7da888461f06db98bb33025.png) I have split up the general provisions section into the citation, definitions, and general provisions sections and renumbered accordingly. Double indents have been removed. > [@](#): > > SECTION I. CITATION > > …1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the "Regional Officers Act”. > > SECTION II. DEFINITIONS > > …2.1. For the purposes of this act, the following are hereby defined as: > …2.1.1. “Delegate”- The legitimate Delegate or Acting Delegate of the East Pacific as defined by the Concordat. > …2.1.2. “In-game Delegate”- A nation who holds the in-game Delegate seat (“in-game Delegacy”) of the East Pacific region. > …2.1.3. “Position”- The post of a Regional Officer upon which their titles and Powers are granted. > …2.1.4. “Regional Officer” or “RO”- Someone appointed to the in-game Position of “Regional Officer” by the in-game Delegate. > …2.1.5. “Regional Page”- The in-game location where all Regional Officers of the East Pacific are noted. > …2.1.6. “Designated Vizier”- A Vizier chosen by the Praesidium to serve as a Regional Officer primarily to preform Vizier duties. > …2.1.7. “The East Pacific Electoral Commission”- The entity tasked by the relevant law to run the Delegate Elections and Concordat Referenda of the East Pacific. > > …2.1. The in-game powers that may be given to a Regional Officer (herein “Powers”) are defined as the following: > …2.1.1. “Appearance”- The power to change the flag, world factbook entry, or tags of the East Pacific. > …2.1.2. “Border Control”- The power to eject/ban nations. > …2.1.3. “Embassies”- The power to accept, reject, and/or send in-game embassy requests from/to another region. > …2.1.4. “Communications”- The power to send out region-wide telegrams without stamps and the power to suppress messages on the Regional Message Board. > …2.1.5. “Polls”- The power to host polls on the in-game page of the East Pacific. > …2.1.6. “World Assembly”- The power to cast a vote on the behalf of the East Pacific in an on-going World Assembly resolution vote. By merit, this power shall only be given to the in-game Delegate. > > SECTION III. POWERS > > …3.1. Anyone with the “Appearance” Power shall not be allowed to instate the following tags: Imperialist, Mercenary, Defender, Invader, Independent, Neutral. > > …3.2. The ability to utilize the Embassies power, or accept/reject requests for forum embassies, shall be left at the discretion of the Delegate or anyone the Delegate appoints to complete such a purpose. > > …3.3. The “Border Control” power is reserved solely to the Delegate, the Viziers, including all Designated Viziers defined by this Act, and any individuals approved by the Regional Administration, as defined by Article G of the Concordat, to be Regional Message Board Moderators. Granting the “Border Control” power to any individual not listed in this Section is unlawful. > > SECTION IV. THE DELEGATE > > …4.1. By merit, the Delegate shall have all Powers as defined by this Act and shall be the in-game Delegate. > > …4.2. A Delegate shall be given a Position with all Powers as defined by this Act whenever they are unable to hold the in-game Delegacy. > > …4.3. When an individual who is not the current Delegate occupies the in-game Delegacy, they shall only use their Powers as in-game Delegate upon the explicit instructions of the Delegate. > …4.3.1. However, in cases in which there is a military attack on the East Pacific region that is soon to occur or is on-going and the current Delegate cannot give said individual instructions on using the in-game Delegacy, the Praesidium may give instructions to the individual on using the in-game Delegacy’s powers in order to secure the region. Such instructions may only encompass actions the current Delegate can do legally. > > …4.4. If deemed necessary, the Delegate may order a Vizier to assume the in-game Delegacy at any time (“ordered Vizier”); the Delegate may also retake the in-game Delegacy at any time. Non-Viziers cannot be ordered by the Delegate to assume the in-game Delegacy. > > …4.5. Viziers who accidentally seize the in-game Delegacy without being ordered to do so by the Delegate shall work to restore the in-game Delegacy to the Delegate or to an ordered Vizier. > > …4.6. In cases wherein the in-game Delegacy is being transitioned from an individual who has just concluded service as Delegate to the current Delegate or ordered Vizier, said individual may hold the in-game Delegacy until any Vizier (whether ordered to or not) or the Delegate takes the in-game Delegacy. > > SECTION V. REGIONAL OFFICERS > > …5.1. The Delegate may appoint any Resident as a Regional Officer, and grant them any of the Powers defined within this Act. The Delegate may also dismiss a Regional Officer at any time for any reason as well as change an RO’s Powers or titles at any time. > > …5.2. The Magisterium may, through ⅔ affirmative majority vote, order the Delegate to dismiss a Regional Officer for reasons of inactivity or abuse of power OR order the Delegate to change the titles and/or Powers granted to a Regional Officer. Such removals and changes may be appealed to the Conclave. > > …5.3. At the start of a new delegate tenure, all Regional Officers may be dismissed by the Delegate. > > …5.4.bThe Conclave may dismiss a Regional Officer by 2/3 majority vote or through trial verdict. > > SECTION VI. DESIGNATED VIZIERS > > …6.1. The Praesidium shall publicly designate four Viziers to serve as Regional Officers, whom shall be known as ‘Designated Viziers’. Designated Viziers shall have the Powers of ‘Border Control’ and ‘Communications’ as well as the title of ‘Vizier’ granted to their Positions. Designated Viziers shall be excluded from the provisions of Section V of this Act and shall instead be subject to the procedures in Section VI. > > …6.2. The Delegate shall be required to appoint as Regional Officer any Vizier designated by the Praesidium. In instances where four or less Viziers exist, all Viziers shall automatically become Designated Viziers. > > …6.3. The process for Vizier designation and removal of Vizier designation, by the Viziers, shall be dictated within the Standing Orders of the Viziers. > > …6.4. The Delegate may assign to a Designated Vizier any additional Power or title whose implementation is not regulated by law or the Standing Orders of the Viziers. The Magisterium may order, via a 2/3 majority vote, the Delegate to change or remove any such unregulated titles or Powers of/from a Designated Vizier. Changes and removals may be appealed to the Conclave. > > …6.5. The Delegate may dismiss a Designated Vizier only as dictated in law and/or the Standing Orders of the Viziers. The Delegate may not dismiss a Designated Vizier at the start of a new Delegate tenure. > > …6.6. The Conclave may dismiss a Designated Vizier by 2/3 majority vote or through trial verdict. > > …6.7. The Magisterium may only dismiss a Designated Vizier, through a 2/3 majority vote, for failure to comply with action on any nation violating an endorsement cap, following procedures in regional law. Such removals may be appealed to the Conclave. > > SECTION VII. THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER > > …7.1. The Viceroy shall publicly designate an individual on the East Pacific Electoral Commission to serve as a Regional Officer on behalf of the Commission. Said Commissioner shall be excluded from the provisions of Section V of this Act and shall instead by subject to the procedures in Section VII. The individual’s Regional Officer title shall include “Election Commissioner” and they shall be known as the same. They shall be given Communications and Appearance powers. > > …7.2. The Delegate shall be required to appoint the Election Commissioner as Regional Officer from the opening of Delegate elections until the announcement of a Delegate-Elect. The Election Commissioner shall only be dismissed by the Delegate following the end of Delegate Elections, the announcement of a new Election Commissioner, or order from the Conclave. > > …7.3. The Delegate may assign the Election Commissioner any additional Power or title whose implementation is not regulated by law or the Standing Orders of the Conclave. > > …7.4. The Election Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Viceroy or Viceroy Designee, in the case of a conflict of interest. Conclave may additionally regulate the office through Standing Orders. > > …7.5. The Magisterium may dismiss the Election Commissioner, through a 2/3 majority vote, for failure to complete actions necessary to their duties, following procedures in regional law and the Standing Orders of the Conclave. Such removals may be appealed to the Conclave. > > …7.6. Any individual who is running for Delegate may not be the Election Commissioner. Should a standing Election Commissioner accept a nomination in the Delegate Elections, they shall no longer hold their office, and the Viceroy must appoint another, unless the Viceroy is also running for Delegate in which case the Viceroy Designee shall appoint the Commissioner. > > …7.7. The Delegate or any Designated Vizier must announce the beginning of a Referendum to amend the Concordat if and when ordered to by the Election Commissioner, through their communications powers in a region-wide telegram. Indentation has been standardised. Definitions from powers section has been moved to the definitions section. The preamble has been cut. > [@](#): > > SECTION I. CITATION > > …1.1. This act shall be known and cited as the “Endorsement Caps Act”. > > SECTION II. DEFINITIONS > > …2.1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms are defined as: > …2.1.1. Qualified Endorsement Cap - “a cap with a qualifier to be subjected to it, that is set by the Viziers and confirmed by the Magisterium”; > …2.1.2. Endorsement Cap Violator - “a nation that has more endorsements than the cap set for that particular nation” > …2.1.3. Unendorsement Campaign - “the in-game action of reducing a nation’s endorsements using actions including, but not limited to, telegrams, dispatches, private messages, and general off-site announcements”; > …2.1.4. Compliance Officer - “the Delegate and any member of the Eastern Pacific Police Service”; > …2.1.5. Corrected - “a nation that has been brought below their Qualified Endorsement Cap through the action(s) of Compliance Officers” > > SECTION III. ENDORSEMENT CAPS > > …3.1. The Viziers may, following a confirmatory vote of the Praesidium, propose to the Magisterium any number of Qualified Endorsement Caps. These proposals shall be confirmed via a normal majority vote by the Magisterium. > > …3.2. No Qualified Endorsement Cap may exceed the number of current Delegate Endorsements for any reason. > > …3.3. The current Qualified Endorsement Caps are as follows: > …3.3.1. The “Qualified Endorsement Cap” shall set the cap for nations endorsing the Delegate at 300 endorsements. > > …3.4. Any Qualified Endorsement Cap may be repealed by a ⅔ majority vote of the Magisterium. > > …3.5. The Delegate must display the current numerical value of all Qualified Endorsement Caps on the Region’s World Factbook Entry. > > …3.6. The Delegate and the Viziers are not subject to any Qualified Endorsement Caps. > > …3.7. An individual whose term as Delegate has elapsed and is still occupying the in-game Delegacy shall be exempt from any Qualified Endorsement Caps until the current Delegate or a Vizier takes the position. > …3.7.1. The Praesidium may nullify this exemption prior to its natural expiry if a) the individual, while not having voluntarily resigned from being Delegate, has been lawfully removed from the Delegacy before their term ended or b) if the individual refuses to cooperate with the Praesidium in handing the in-game Delegacy over to the Delegate or Praesidium. > > SECTION IV. VIOLATIONS OF ENDORSEMENT CAPS > > …4.1. Any nation who becomes an Endorsement Cap Violator shall be “Notified” by a Compliance Officer via an in-game telegram and a mention in an in-game dispatch for at least 3 days before any in-game action is taken. > …4.1.1. If an emergency situation exists in which Viziers believe the Delegacy is in danger, the Viziers may waive the 3-day response time and provide an explanation to the Conclave as to why. > > …4.2. Any nation, having been under Notice for three days and remaining in violation of this Act, shall be subject to an unendorsement campaign, ejection, OR banishment at the discretion of Compliance Officers in order to be Corrected. > …4.2.1. Ejections and bans may be conducted by any Compliance Officer with the power of Border Control. Influence-spending concerning these actions shall be relegated to those who aren’t Viziers, or else to the Delegate, when reasonably possible. > > …4.3. The Viziers may temporarily suspend punishment under this Act for no more than fourteen days if the offending nation has proven a willingness to comply with the Cap. > > …4.4. If a Resident is found to have purposefully violated their endorsement cap on three separate occasions within the span of one year, they shall have committed an indictable offense with a maximum sentence of permanent banishment. The preamble has been cut. The indentation has been standardised. This is the final few acts that need reformatting. Once this passes, all acts will conform to the Law Standards Act, and TEP will have its laws follow a standardised format for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Mangegneithe](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/mangegneithe/32/10609_2.png) [@Mangegneithe](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Mangegneithe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/2 "2024-04-23T20:39:00Z")
yuppers, seems pretty standard. the formatting decisions have been discussed already, so i don’t have anything to add ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1fc1f63483989cc6a5c92e407789a95bd080bca.png) [@system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/3 "2024-04-27T05:41:52Z")
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**Author:** ![Vussul](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/85f322/32.png) [@Vussul](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Vussul)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/4 "2024-04-28T17:02:49Z")
Motion to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Pauline\_Bonaparte](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/pauline_bonaparte/32/13614_2.png) [@Pauline\_Bonaparte](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Pauline_Bonaparte)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/5 "2024-04-28T17:08:03Z")
Seconded ---
**Author:** ![Salasatov](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/salasatov/32/14383_2.png) [@Salasatov](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Salasatov)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/6 "2024-04-29T02:41:14Z")
Thirded ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1fc1f63483989cc6a5c92e407789a95bd080bca.png) [@system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/7 "2024-05-01T06:14:54Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1fc1f63483989cc6a5c92e407789a95bd080bca.png) [@system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/8 "2024-05-05T06:45:16Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1fc1f63483989cc6a5c92e407789a95bd080bca.png) [@system](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/9 "2024-05-09T07:10:41Z")
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**Author:** ![Dremaur](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/dremaur/32/10325_2.png) [@Dremaur](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Dremaur)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/amendment-reformatting-bills/17981/10 "2024-05-10T03:45:43Z")