The Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act passed the Magisterium on October 31, 2013.
Pursuant to Article B, Section 8 of the Concordat, “If the Delegate does not veto a law passed by the Magisterium within ten days, it shall be enacted.”
The Delegate did not veto the Act, hence on November 10, 2013, the Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act was enacted.
On December 14, 2013, the Simplified Endorsement Cap Act was enacted which resulted in the repeal of the Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act.
— Begin quote from ____
BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of the East Pacific:
SECTION I. SHORT TITLE
This act shall be known and cited as the “Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act.”
SECTION II. FINDINGS
The Magisterium finds that –
(1) The process of influence accumulation in NationStates has changed and a nation’s influence will be based on the nation’s endorsements and activity onlyover the previous 6 months;
(2) Recent stability in The East Pacific has been achieved because many citizens have retained high levels of influence; and
(3) Endorsement caps provide both stability and security for the region.
SECTION III. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this act –
(1) “East Pacific nation” means any nation within The East Pacific region, in particular, regardless of whether it has the status of citizen or has ratified the Concordat; and
(2) “Lawful authorization” means an authorization granted by the Delegate under the laws of the East Pacific; and
(3) “Endorsement cap” is a limit on the number of endorsements that an East Pacific nation may accumulate; and
(4) “Non-Delegate-friendly endorsement cap” is a limit on the number of endorsements that an East Pacific nation may accumulate if that nation has not endorsed the Delegate; and
(5) “Primary endorsement cap” is a limit on the number of endorsements that an East Pacific nation may accumulate if that nation has endorsed the Delegate; and
(6) “Secondary endorsement cap” is a limit, higher than the primary endorsement cap, on the number of endorsements that an East Pacific nation may accumulate if that nation has received lawful authorization from the Delegate.
(7) The non-Delegate-friendly endorsement cap is set at 15.
(8) The primary endorsement cap is set at 120.
(9) The secondary endorsement cap is set at 150.
SECTION IV. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
Both the Endorsement Cap Act (passed March 30, 2009) and the Secondary Endorsement Cap Reform Act (passed October 6, 2010 and amended March 27, 2011) are hereby repealed and replaced with the Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act.
SECTION V. PROVISIONS
(1) The Delegate must display the current numerical value of the non-Delegate friendly and the primary endorsement caps on the region’s world factbook entry.
(2) The Delegate and the Viziers are not subject to the provisions of the Consolidated Endorsement Cap Act.
(3) Any change of the endorsement caps (non-delegate-friendly, primary, or secondary) must be approved by the Magisterium and shall be effective when the approval vote is completed.
(4) The Delegate may choose to grant the secondary endorsement cap privilege to increase the security of the region by increasing the influence of citizens who have demonstrated loyalty and stability to The East Pacific. The Delegate shall create a thread in the Executive section of The East Pacific forum where citizens who have received this privilege are listed.
SECTION VI. VIOLATIONS OF ENDORSEMENT CAPS
(1) Any nation having a number of endorsements in excess of the endorsement cap to which it is subject, commits an unlawful act.
(2) Any nation soliciting additional endorsements beyond the endorsement cap to which it is subject, commits an unlawful act.
(3) Any nation in violation of this act can be advised by the Eastern Pacific Police Service, the Delegate or a designee of the executive to reduce the number of endorsements below to the endorsement cap to which it is subject.
(4) Any nation, having been advised in accordance with (3) and maintaining a number of endorsements in excess of the endorsement cap to which it is subject, may be summarily ejected from the East Pacific for not more than 48 hours.
(5) Any nation, soliciting additional endorsements beyond the endorsement cap to which it is subject, commits an indictable offense and may be summarily ejected and banned from the East Pacific for up to 1 year.
(6) Any offense and punishment legislated in this act does not in any way diminish the enforcement of the offenses described by the Treason act, nor the prerogative of the Delegate or executive to prosecute any unlawful act as offenses under the Treason act should these be applicable.
SECTION VII. ENACTMENT
This bill shall be enacted upon its signature by the Delegate, except if the Magisterium votes to override a veto of this bill by the Delegate.
— End quote