Citizenship Procedures Act (October 2018)
Proposed by: McChimp
Preamble
This act codifies the procedures by which citizenship may be obtained and renounced.
Section 1. Applications
(1) People may make an application for citizenship on the off-site regional forum. Applications shall include:
a. the applicant’s resident nation.
b. any foreign affiliations the applicant has held within the preceding two years.
c. all noteworthy alternate identities belonging to the applicant.
d. any crimes the applicant has been found guilty of in Lazarus or in regions with which Lazarus has signed a treaty.
e. The following pledge: “From this time forward, I voluntarily without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, pledge my loyalty to Lazarus and her people, whose community ideals I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.”
(2) Citizenship shall be granted or denied to applicants by the Delegate or an official to whom the Delegate has given the authority to grant citizenship with the exception of members of the Council on Lazarene security in a timely manner.
Section 2. Appeals
(1) Those who have been declined citizenship may make an appeal to the Council on Lazarene Security.
(2) The Delegate shall grant a person citizenship should the Council, having heard a citizenship appeal, confirm by three quarters vote that the person in question:
a. made the pledge sincerely.
b. has not been found guilty of any crimes in Lazarus.
Section 3. Renunciation of Citizenship
(1) A citizen may renounce their citizenship by publicly declaring their desire to do so on the off-site regional forum.
A new, simpler attempt at a citizenship law. Thoughts?
This act codifies the procedures by which citizenship may be obtained and renounced.
Section 1. Applications
(1) People may make an application for citizenship on the off-site regional forum. Applications shall include:
a. the applicant’s resident nation.
b. any foreign affiliations the applicant has held within the preceding two years.
c. all noteworthy alternate identities belonging to the applicant.
d. any crimes the applicant has been found guilty of in Lazarus or in regions with which Lazarus has signed a treaty.
e. The following pledge: “From this time forward, I voluntarily without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, pledge my loyalty to Lazarus and her people, whose community ideals I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.”
(2) Citizenship shall be granted or denied to applicants by the Delegate or an official to whom the Delegate has given the authority to grant citizenship with the exception of members of the Council on Lazarene security in a timely manner.
Section 2. Appeals
(1) Those who have been declined citizenship may make an appeal to the Council on Lazarene Security.
(2) The Delegate shall grant a person citizenship should the Council, having heard a citizenship appeal, confirm by three quarters vote that the person in question:
a. made the pledge sincerely.
b. has not been found guilty of any crimes in Lazarus.
Section 3. Renunciation of Citizenship
(1) A citizen may renounce their citizenship by publicly declaring their desire to do so on the off-site regional forum.
A new, simpler attempt at a citizenship law. Thoughts?