Concordat Amendment
Preamble
We, the assembled Citizenry Residents of The East Pacific, desiring a more prosperous and perfect region, do hereby gather to establish this Concordat of The East Pacific.
Article A: Executive
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Section 2
The Delegate shall be a Registered Voter Citizen elected for a term of four months by a majority vote of Registered Voters Citizens.
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Section 5
The Delegate shall nominate Registered Voters Citizens to serve as Arbiters and Viziers subject to confirmation by the Magisterium. Accordingly, the Delegate shall not serve concurrently as a Magister, Arbiter, or Vizier.
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Article C: Judicial
Section 1
This Concordat does hereby invest judicial power in the Conclave, which shall be the interpreter of this Concordat and the judge and jury of Citizens Residents.
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Section 7
The Conclave may rule on the actions of any Citizen Resident to be in violation of this Concordat or of the indicted offences as prescribed by the laws of the Region and sentence those found guilty pursuant to statutory limits. Trials in the Conclave shall be in open session.
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Article E: Citizenship and Residency
Section 1
A Citizen Resident is an individual with one or more nations residing within The East Pacific R region.
Section 2
A Registered Voter Citizen is a Citizen Resident who has successfully registered their vote and ratified the Concordat that has ratified this Concordat and undertaken Naturalization as defined by law.
Section 3
The Grand Vizier, with assistance from the Praesidium, shall be charged with overseeing the voter registration process the naturalization process and maintaining a record of all Citizens pursuant to statutory law and, secondly, the Standing Orders of the Praesidium.
Article F: Rights and Duties of Citizens and Residents
Section 1
Each Citizen Resident shall be given a swift and impartial trial by the Conclave if an indictment is made against them. Additionally, any Citizen Resident may appeal to the Conclave via trial on any government action taken against them. Citizens Residents may not be banned or ejected for any reason not stated in law or this Concordat.
Section 2
Each Citizen Resident shall not be tried twice for the same offence nor forced to self-incriminate. Citizens Residents shall have the right of representation by adequate counsel to enforce these rights.
Section 3
Each Citizen Resident shall be free to serve in any office in The East Pacific, as limited by World Assembly Membership, Concordat ratification, and Ccitizenship, and voter registration requirementsk.
Section 4
Each Citizen Resident may submit to the Magisterium a legislative proposal for public debate and Magisterium vote, excluding those which may only be proposed by a specific governmental entity as according to this Concordat or statutory law.
Section 5
All Residents that have gained Citizenship that have registered their vote may vote in Delegate elections and Concordat referenda, excluding Residents who gain or regain their Citizenship who gain or regain their registration while said events are ongoing.
Section 6
No title shall be granted which does not confer upon the holder practical responsibility in government, other than that of Citizen Resident.
Section 7
Each Citizen Resident may leave the Rregion freely. Citizens who leave the Region will have their citizenship and voter registration removed. They shall also surrender all governmental roles, except in circumstances explicitly provided for by law.
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Article I: Enactment and Amendment
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Section 2
The Magisterium may propose a Proposal for Amendment to this Concordat by a 2/3 vote; such a Proposal for Amendment must receive the support of 2/3 of those Registered Voters Citizens voting in a referendum administered by the Conclave to be ratified and become a legally binding Concordat amendment. A legally binding Concordat amendment ratified as such shall be known as an “Amendment” or as a “Concordat Amendment”.
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Transitory Clause
Any Delegate, Arbiter, and Vizier who is not a Citizen and is currently serving at the time of this bill’s passage shall be able to continue serving in their full capacity, until they leave their relevant position. For Arbiters, this shall be at the end of their six month tenure, prior to renomination. For the current Delegate, this shall be when a new Delegate is elected.
All valid Registered Voters are immediately inducted as Citizens.
All Registrars are immediately inducted as Commissioners.
All proposals will only come into effect on the ratification of the Concordat amendment.
Citizenship Act
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.
Public Official Disclosure Act Amendment
BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of the East Pacific:
SECTION I. SHORT TITLE
…1.1-This act shall be known and cited as the “Public Official Disclosure Act.”
SECTION II. FINDINGS.
…2.1-The Magisterium finds that:
(1) Many citizens Residents and public officials in The East Pacific hold similar positions in other regions;
(2) Without full disclosure of potential conflicts of interest, the citizens Residents of The East Pacific may not be served by those whose primary concern is The East Pacific; and
(3) Disclosure and transparency of potentially competing interests creates trust in public officials.
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SECTION IV. PROVISIONS.
…4.1-All citizens Residents will have 7 (seven) days to comply with these provisions following their election, admission, appointment, or confirmation as a public official.
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SECTION V. EXCEPTIONS.
…5.1-Interpersonal relationships that are unrelated to governmental associations do not have to be disclosed.
…5.2-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, and/or the Viceroy.
…5.2.1-If approved under 5.2, said position of interest or alias must be held in the strictest confidence by all three public officials, regardless of whether or not an individual public official approved of the withholding.
…5.2.2-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].”
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Endorsement Caps Act Amendment
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SECTION IV. VIOLATIONS OF ENDORSEMENT CAPS
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…4.4- If a Citizen 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.
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Delegate Elections Act Amendment
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SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
…2.1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms are defined as:
…2.1.1. “Write-In”- A vote cast for anyone who does not qualify for candidacy as defined by 2.1.3.
…2.1.2. “Nominee”- A CitizenResident who has been nominated, either by him- or herself, or by another CitizenResident in the designated thread (see 3.3.1) during the present Delegate election.
…2.1.3. “Candidate”- A CitizenResident who has verified Voter RegistrationCitizenship following relevant law and has accepted a nomination as defined by 2.1.2 in the designated thread (see 3.3.1), and is therefore running for the position of Delegate in the present Delegate election.
…2.1.4. “Regular Election”- An election taking place to elect a Delegate following the four-month term.
…2.1.5. “Electioneering”- The act of campaigning outside of the platforms and events approved by the Magisterium.
…2.1.6. “Election impropriety”- Any inappropriate behavior performed during elections, which can include but is not limited to flaming, slandering, or liking posts containing votes.
…2.1.7. “Voter Fraud”- Any action attempting to gain a candidate more votes in an unlawful manner by holding unlawful Voter RegistrationsCitizenships.
…2.1.8. “Vote Stacking”- The deliberate coordination of multiple CitizensResidents to obtain Voter RegistrationsCitizenship for the sole purpose of voting for a particular candidate in an election.
SECTION III - GENERAL PROCEDURES
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…3.4. Any CitizenResident may nominate another CitizenResident and themselves to run as a candidate for the following elections for that nomination period.
…3.4.1. Self-nominations require a second nomination by another CitizenResident for the self-nominee to be considered a candidate.
…3.5. Voting shall begin the moment nominations are closed and last for a period of one week.
…3.5.1. Voting shall be conducted in a designated forum thread created by the Viceroy (that is separate from the nomination forum thread).
…3.6. Only Residents who have verified Citizenship following relevant law may vote during the voting period.
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SECTION V - CAMPAIGNING
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…5.3. For forum campaigning, every candidate may make one campaign thread in which to post their campaign. CitizensResidents may ask questions within each candidate’s respective thread. This thread shall be made in the subforums designated in the Annex.
…5.3.1. Only candidates may create a campaign thread. All non-candidate campaign threads will be archived.
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The Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army Act Amendment
BE IT ENACTED by the Magisterium of The East Pacific:
SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
…1.1. This law may be cited as The Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army Act of 2021.
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SECTION IV. SOLDIERS
…4.1. To hold a rank in the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army, a nation must be a citizen Resident of The East Pacific and must pledge to uphold the traditions and honor of The East Pacific. If a nation cannot meet these obligations, they can not hold a rank in the East Pacific Sovereign Army.
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…4.5. Citizens Residents of The East Pacific will not lose their voter registration Citizenship if their registered citizenship Resident nation leaves The East Pacific or their World Assembly nation changes on the orders of the EPSA. Citizens Residents shall not loose their citizenship Residency if they leave the region for the same reason.
The Regional Officers Act Amendment
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SECTION V. REGIONAL OFFICERS
…5.1- The Delegate may appoint any Citizen 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.
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Regional Message Board Regulation Act Amendment
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SECTION I. CITATION
…1.1- This act shall be known and cited as the “Regional Message Board Regulation Act, 2021” (RMBRA 2021).
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SECTION V. SENTENCING
…5.1- Any Citizen Resident who is caught committing Spam, Harassment, or Advertising a Foreign Entity shall be considered to be committing a summary offence and may face message suppression, ejection, and/or indefinite banishment from the East Pacific, at discretion of the Delegate or Regional Officers.
…5.2- In any instance where the definition or possible sentences of the aforementioned offences conflict with other statutory law of the same level, this Act shall be applied first.
…5.3- All Citizens Residents have the right to appeal to the Conclave on any punishments and/or actions taken against them.
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Punishment Justification Act Amendment
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SECTION III: RECORDS
…3.1. Any ejection or banishment of a nation from The East Pacific by a Regional Officer shall be recorded by the aforementioned RO within 24 hours of execution in a manner visible to all Citizens Residents of The East Pacific on any of the Administration’s official services (as defined by Article G of the Concordat).
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Standing Orders of the Magisterium Amendment
SECTION I. ADMITTANCE OF NEW MAGISTERS
…1.1. A Citizen Resident wishing to join the Magisterium (“applicant”) shall :
…1.1.1. Recite the Magister’s Pledge in the appropriate thread in the Magisterium sub-forum.
…1.1.2. Supply the name of their Citizenship Resident nation and, if applicable, their World Assembly (“WA”) nation. If an applicant is on a military operation, only the Citizenship Resident nation and the involved military must be supplied.
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SECTION II. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
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…2.1.3. A “Proposed Amendment to the Concordat,” ( “Amendment”) defined as a bill that, upon passing a Magisterial vote, shall be placed before the Registered Voters Citizens in referendum to amend the Concordat, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Concordat.
…2.1.4. A “Standing Orders Amendment,” defined as a bill that will amend the Standing Orders of the Magisterium.
…2.2. Any Citizen Resident may start a debate on or introduce a Proposal, Resolution, or Amendment ( “Bill”). Only Magisters may start a debate on or propose a Standing Orders Amendment.
…2.3. The Citizen Resident or Magister that introduced a Bill or Standing Orders Amendment shall be its sponsor. They may amend the Bill at any time during the debate, and designate other Citizen Residents as sponsors.
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SECTION III. PROVOST AND DEPUTY PROVOST
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…3.2.5. Any Citizen Resident may ask a candidate questions within the candidate’s respective campaign thread.
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…3.4.3. If a tie persists, the vote shall be opened to all Citizen Residents for a period of 3 days.
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