BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of the East Pacific:
SECTION I: CITATION
…1.1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Citizenship Act.”
SECTION II: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITIZENSHIP COMMISSION AND THE APPLICATION THREAD
…2.1. The Citizenship Commission (“Commission”) is hereby established to oversee the process of naturalization. It shall be composed of the Grand Vizier, the Eastern Pacific Police Service Commissioner, and other Commissioners 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 Commission.
…2.3. The Magisterium shall confirm Commissioners nominated by the Grand Vizier via a 2/3 majority vote for a six-month term. The Magisterium may remove Commissioners by the same majority.
…2.4. While the Commission may ask Viziers for assistance in its duties, the Commission’s members shall remain primarily responsible for executing the Commission’s responsibilities.
…2.5. The Commission 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 Commission 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 Commission,
…3.1.2. Telegram a Commissioner from both nations with explicit confirmation of their application and the information given,
…3.1.3. Complete all other steps as required by the Commission, and
…3.1.4. Have their application accepted by the Commission.
…3.2. All applicants must have a valid WA nation they own listed within their application - otherwise, their application shall be denied. This shall not apply to any active soldier of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (“EPSA”) as verified by the Overseeing Officer.
…3.3. A Commissioner shall notify a Resident, via an in-game telegram, on whether their application for Citizenship was accepted or denied.
…3.4. The Commission may deny any Citizenship application for reasons of regional security concerns, incomplete application, provision of falsified information, use of an illegal IP address, and/or ejection from the WA. Said denial may be appealed to the Conclave within two weeks of denial.
…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, if they are not noted by the Commission to be an active EPSA soldier, 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 Commission has noted as their recorded Resident nation or recorded WA nation, they shall request the Commission, within the designated medium, to change one of their recorded nations to a new nation they own. A telegram from the new nation shall be sent to a Commissioner.
…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 Commissioner shall notify a Citizen, via an in-game telegram, once their request for a change is granted by the Commission in the Thread.
…3.7. If an EPSA soldier ceases active duty, they have one week within which to declare a World Assembly nation they own to the Commission in the designated medium to serve as their recorded WA nation following said declaration. Failure to do so in said timeframe shall invalidate their Citizenship.
SECTION IV: CITIZENSHIP AUDIT
…4.1. A Citizen’s Citizenship shall be invalid 48 hours after they are publicly notified in the Thread by the Commission to either (as listed alphabetically):
…4.1.1. No longer maintain residency with their recorded Resident nation (either by said nation ceasing to exist or no longer residing within the region) at the time of notification,
…4.1.2. No longer maintain WA membership in their recorded WA nation (either by said nation leaving the WA or ceasing to exist) 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 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 Commission in the medium designated by the Commission.
…4.5. Citizens with invalid Citizenship shall have their Citizenship removed by the Commission as soon as possible.
SECTION V: CITIZENSHIP RECORDS
…5.1. The Commission 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 Commission 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 Commission 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 Vizier nominates an eligible nation for prohibition.
…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.
…6.7. Any individual who holds a Resident nation before being prohibited may appeal to the Conclave.
SECTION VII: VOTE FRAUD
…7.1. Nothing in this Act permits an individual to maintain multiple Citizenships, which shall constitute an indictable offense with a maximum sentence of permanent banishment.
…7.2. 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.
SECTION VIII. ENACTMENT
Upon enactment of this Act, the Voter Registration Act shall be repealed in its entirety.