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Summary
The Citizenship Act defines the requirements for a person to obtain and maintain Citizenship in Wintreath. It also gives the Landsraad the right to recognize pervious or current Citizens as Paragons, individuals who are exempt from the requirements listed in this Act.

History
2014.01.08 - Original passage
2014.03.30 - Amended by the Citizenship and Demonym Amendment Act
2014.11.27 - Amended by the Persona Non Grata Act
2015.01.01 - Amended by the Paragon Recognition Omnibus Amendment Act
2015.04.15 - Amended by the Rectification of Citizenship Requirements Act
2015.04.18 - Amended by the Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act
2015.05.05 - Amended by the Anti-NPO/NLO Citizenship Requirements Act
2015.12.04 - Amended by the Repeal of the Anti-NPO/NLO Act
2016.05.09 - Amended by the Citizenship Integration Amendment Act
2016.11.22 - Amended by the Community Citizenship Amendment Act
2017.06.24 - Amended by the Citizenship Post Requirement Repeal Act
2017.09.09 - Amended by the Omnibus Statutory Law Correctional Amendment Act
2017.10.27 - Amended by the Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act
2018.04.22 - Amended by the Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act
2018.10.18 - Amended by the Citizenship Requirements Rectification Act
2020.01.27 - Amended by the Supporter Citizenship Maintenance Act
2021.01.30 - Amended by the Diversifying Citizenship Requirements Act
2021.03.15 - Amended by the Demonym Act
2021.03.24 - Amended by the Omnibus Legislative Modernization Act
2023.05.16 - Amended by the Regional Stability Squad (Removes Requirements)

Current Text

1. Title
  1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship Act.

2. Citizenship Act
  2.1 Any individual wishing to obtain citizenship must request the role through the Wintreath forums or website.
  2.2 Citizenship shall be permanent unless the member resigns their Citizenship through the Wintreath forums or website or Citizenship is revoked through one of the provisions of this Act.
  2.3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so.
  2.4 The Landsraad shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person by a two-thirds supermajority vote, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Landsraad may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
  2.5 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Landsraad shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath by a two-thirds supermajority vote if it feels the individual has been an essential member of the regional community, or has performed an invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodies the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Landsraad shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.

4. Compliance with Previous Law
  4.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Original Version

Summary: This is the original version of the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

Time in Effect: January 8th, 2014 (passage of the original Act) to March 30th, 2014 (passage of the Citizenship and Demonym Amendment Act)

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens who do not keep a nation in Wintreath shall have their citizenship revoked. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation.
   2.3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to declare any person as persona non grata. Any person declared persona non grata will be denied citizenship, ambassadorship, or any other privileges by the government of Wintreath.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.
   
3. Demonym Act
   3.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

4. Compliance with Previous Law
   4.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Citizenship and Demonym Amendment Act

Summary: The Citizenship and Demonym Amendment Act specified the authority of the Storting to name Honorary Citizens, individuals who were exempt from the requirements listed in the act and would retain Citizenship permanently.

Time in Effect: March 30th, 2014 (passage of the amendment) to November 27th, 2014 (passage of the Persona Non Grata Act)

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Title
1. This Act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Amendment Act.

Amendment
2. The following shall be amended to The Citizenship and Demonym Act, and subsequent sections and subsections shall be renumbered:

3. Honorary Citizenship
   3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to grant honorary Citizenship to any former Citizen of Wintreath it feels was an essential member of the region and the regional community and/or performed invaluable service to the region. Honorary Citizenship shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act, and shall be permanent unless the honorary Citizenship is revoked by the Storting.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens who do not keep a nation in Wintreath shall have their citizenship revoked. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation.
   2.3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to declare any person as persona non grata. Any person declared persona non grata will be denied citizenship, ambassadorship, or any other privileges by the government of Wintreath.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Honorary Citizenship
   3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to grant honorary Citizenship to any former Citizen of Wintreath it feels was an essential member of the region and the regional community and/or performed invaluable service to the region. Honorary Citizenship shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act, and shall be permanent unless the honorary Citizenship is revoked by the Storting.
   
3. 4. Demonym Act
   3 4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

4 5. Compliance with Previous Law
   4 5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Persona Non Grata Act

Summary: The Persona Non Grata Act defined the authorities to declare an individual persona non grata as well as the restrictions placed on them. In the process, it struck the version that had previously been in the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

Time in Effect: November 27th, 2014 (passage of the act) to January 1st, 2015 (passage of the Paragon Recognition Omnibus Amendment Act)

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The Persona Non Grata Act

1) This Act shall be cited as the Persona Non Grata Act.

Restrictions of the Persona Non Grata Status

2) No person who is currently declared persona non grata may be granted Citizenship, ambassadorship, or any other status which the Government of Wintreath has authority to confer.

3) It shall be further requested that administration place a ban on any person who has been declared persona non grata that attempts to join any Wintreath property.

Declarations and Revocations of Status

4) The Monarch shall have the authority to declare any non-Citizen persona non grata and to revoke previous persona non grata declarations of the Monarch.

5) The Storting shall have the authority to declare any non-Citizen persona non grata and to revoke previous persona non grata declarations of the Storting through a majority vote of both chambers.

6) A declaration of persona non grata always has to contain a reason for the declaration.

Redundant Provisions

7) Upon passage of this Act, Section 2.3 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be void.

Act Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens who do not keep a nation in Wintreath shall have their citizenship revoked. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation.
   2.3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to declare any person as persona non grata. Any person declared persona non grata will be denied citizenship, ambassadorship, or any other privileges by the government of Wintreath.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Honorary Citizenship
   3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to grant honorary Citizenship to any former Citizen of Wintreath it feels was an essential member of the region and the regional community and/or performed invaluable service to the region. Honorary Citizenship shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act, and shall be permanent unless the honorary Citizenship is revoked by the Storting.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.[/quote]

Amended by the Paragon Recognition Omnibus Amendment Act

Summary: The Paragon Recognition Omnibus Amendment Act changed the name of those who had been exempted from Citizenship requirements from Honorary Citizens to Paragons. It also expanded on what could qualify someone for Paragonhood beyond "invaluable service".

Time in Effect: January 1st, 2015 (passage of the amendment) to April 15th, 2015 (passage of the Rectification of Citizenship Requirements Act)

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The Paragon Recognition Omnibus Amendment Act

1) This Act shall be cited as The Paragon Recognition and Citizen Amendment Act.

2) Article 3 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be amended as follows:

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.

2) Article 2 of the Charax Romanov Act shall be amended as follows:

2. Paragon Status
    2.1 The Ex-Crown Prince and Jarl of Foreign Affairs Charax Romanov shall be recognized as a Paragon of Wintreath.

3) Section 2.2 of the Insenjar Act shall be amended as follows:

2.2 The Storting hereby recognizes Insenjar as a Paragon of Wintreath.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens who do not keep a nation in Wintreath shall have their citizenship revoked. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Honorary Citizenship
   3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to grant honorary Citizenship to any former Citizen of Wintreath it feels was an essential member of the region and the regional community and/or performed invaluable service to the region. Honorary Citizenship shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act, and shall be permanent unless the honorary Citizenship is revoked by the Storting.
3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Rectification of Citizenship Requirements Act

Summary: The Rectification of Citizenship Requirements Act allowed individuals to be temporarily exempted from Citizenship requirements so long as they informed the officials involved in revoking Citizenships why they required one.

Time in Effect: April 15th, 2015 (passage of the Amendment) to April 18th, 2015 (passage of the Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act)

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Title
1. This shall be titled the Rectification of Citizenship Requirements Act

Amendments
2. Section 2.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be amended to read as follows:
   

2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens who do not keep a nation in Wintreath shall have their citizenship revoked. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act

Summary: The Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act explicitly gave the authority to revoke Citizenships for reasons other than failing to meet the listed requirements to both the Monarch and the Storting. It also created an appeals process for those whose Citizenships had been revoked.

Time in Effect: April 18th, 2015 (passage of the amendment) to May 5th, 2015 (passage of the Anti-NPO/NLO Citizenship Requirement Act)

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The Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act

Title
1) This Act shall be cited as the Citizenship Revocation Clarification Act.

Amendments to The Citizenship and Demonym Act
2) Section 2.2 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be amended as follows:

2.2 The Monarch shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.

3) Section 2.3 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be added as follows:

2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.

4) The existing Section 2.3 and 2.4 shall be renumbered as appropriate.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement regarding the revocation explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Anti-NPO/NLO Citizenship Requirements Act

Summary: In April 2015, the government of our then-treaty ally in Lazarus was couped by a rogue delegate and others on behalf of the New Pacific Order (NPO), the government of The Pacific.  They set up the New Lazarene Order (NLO), which functioned as a puppet state of the NPO. In solidarity with our then-treaty ally, the Anti-NPO/NLO Citizenship Requirements Act barred individuals from holding Citizenship in both Wintreath and either the NPO or NLO.

Time in Effect: May 5th, 2015 (passage of this amendment) to December 4th, 2015 (passage of the Repeal of the Anti-NPO/NLO Act)

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Title
1. The Anti-NPO/NLO citizenship requirement act

Amendments
2. Section 2.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym act shall be amended to read as follows:

2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. Citizens also are forbidden from holding citizenship in the New Lazarene Order and/or the New Pacific Order. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. Citizens also are forbidden from holding citizenship in the New Lazarene Order and/or the New Pacific Order. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Repeal of the Anti-NPO/NLO Act

Summary: Following the defeat of the New Lazerene Order and the subsequent failure by the government of Lazarus to update our treaty to be valid under their new constitution, the Repeal of the Anti-NPO/NLO Act revoked the restriction on holding Citizenship in both Wintreath and the New Pacific Order, restoring the law to as it was prior to May 5th, 2015.

Time in Effect: December 4th, 2015 (passage of the amendment) to May 9th, 2016 (passage of the Citizenship Integration Amendment Act)

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Title
1. This act shall be titled as the Repeal of The Anti-NPO/NLO Act

Repeal
2. The Anti-NPO/NLO Act shall be struck null and void, and section 2.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym act shall be amended to read as follows:

Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. Citizens also are forbidden from holding citizenship in the New Lazarene Order and/or the New Pacific Order. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Citizenship Integration Amendment Act

Summary: Noting that many Citizens never interact with the community beyond applying for Citizenship, it was thought that requiring prospective Citizens to make a small number of posts would help get new Citizens involved with the community. The Citizenship Integration Amendment Act required that individuals have at least 5 forum posts in order to gain Citizenship.

Time in Effect: May 9th, 2016 (passage of the amendment) to November 22nd, 2016 (passage of the Community Citizenship Amendment Act)

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The Citizenship Integration Amendment Act

Title
1) This Act shall be cited as the Citizenship Integration Amendment Act.

Amendments
2) The following shall be inserted into Section 2 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act, with subsequent subsections being renumbered accordingly:

2.1 Prospective Citizens shall have made at least five posts on the regional forum prior to approval of their application for Citizenship.

Amendment Effect

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Prospective Citizens shall have made at least five posts on the regional forum prior to approval of their application for Citizenship.
   2.1 2 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 4 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 5 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Community Citizenship Amendment Act

Summary: Citizenship law had always been based on having a nation in the NationStates region, but by 2018 a number of Wintreans were no longer active in NationStates. The Community Citizenship Amendment Act gave Citizens the option to maintain their Citizenship by making 5 posts on the forums a month rather than maintaining a nation in the NationStates region. It also removed the specific requirement that Citizenship sweeps happen once a month, in effect leaving the timing to the Monarch's discretion.

Time in Effect: November 22nd, 2016 (passage of the amendment) to June 24th, 2017 (passage of the Citizenship Post Requirement Repeal Act)

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The Community Citizenship Amendment Act

Title
1) This Act shall be cited as the Community Citizenship Amendment Act.

Amendments
2) Section 2.2 of the Citizenship and Demonyn Act shall be amended as follows:

Previous Text:

2.2 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act.

Amended Text:

2.2 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
2.2.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
2.2.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Prospective Citizens shall have made at least five posts on the regional forum prior to approval of their application for Citizenship.
   2.2 Citizens are required to keep the nation which they gained membership with within the region unless they inform the person (or government agency) empowered to accept or reject citizenship applications by section 2.4 of this act. A monthly sweep shall be conducted to ensure citizens are in compliance.
   2.2 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
      2.2.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
      2.2.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.
   2.3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.4 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.5 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Citizenship Post Requirement Repeal Act

Summary: While it was thought that requiring prospective Citizens to make a few posts would help them get involved in the community, this turned out not to be true. Most people simply made spam posts to meet the requirement, and data suggested that it discouraged people from applying for Citizenship at all. The Citizenship Post Requirement Repeal Act removed the post requirement.

Time in Effect: June 24th, 2017 (passage of the amendment) to September 9th, 2017 (passage of the Omnibus Statutory Law Correctional Amendment Act)

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Title
1. This bill shall be titled the Citizenship Post Requirement Repeal Act.

Amendments
2. Section 2.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be stricken null and void with all subsequent sections being renumbered accordingly.
 2.1 As such, the Citizenship Integration Amendment Act shall itself be considered repealed.

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Prospective Citizens shall have made at least five posts on the regional forum prior to approval of their application for Citizenship.
   2.2 1 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
      2.2 1.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
      2.2 1.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.
   2.3 2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.4 3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.5 4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Omnibus Statutory Law Correctional Amendment Act

Summary: The Omnibus Statutory Law Correctional Amendment Act fixed spelling and grammar mistakes in a number of statutory laws, including the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

Time in Effect: September 9th, 2017 (passage of the amendment) to October 22nd, 2017 (passage of the Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act)

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Title
1. This bill shall be cited as the Omnibus Statutory Law Correctional Amendment Act.

Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act
2. Section 3.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be amended to read:

3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.

Amendment to the Judicial Offices Act
3. Section 2.2 of the Judicial Offices Act shall be amended to read:

2.2 The term of a judicial appointment lasts either the length of a case or a duration of 1 month from appointment, whichever comes first. At the end of the 1 month period, if the case is still being heard, it falls to the Monarch to reappoint members of the Storting to the Judiciary, or to the Speaker of the Underhusen and the Speaker of the Overhusen in the case of Monarchical absence.

Amendments to the Charax Romanov Act
4. Section 3.1 of the Charax Romanov Act shall be amended to read:

3.1 Charax shall receive the Commendation of Wintreath for the following:

5. Section 3.1.1 of the Charax Romanov Act shall be amended to read:

3.1.1 Running the Foreign Affairs Department

Amendment to the Code of Criminal Laws
6. Section 8 of the Code of Criminal Laws shall be amended to read:

8. Statute of Limitation on this Act.

Amendment to the Definition of Public Act
7. Section 1 of the Definition of Public Act shall be amended to read:

1. This shall be titled the Definition of Public Act.

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
      2.1.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
      2.1.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storing shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was an essential of member of the regional community, or performed invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodied the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act

Summary: The Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act reworded 3.1 so that it didn't seem to refer only to departed Citizens, as well as made a spelling correction in the section.

Time in Effect: October 27th, 2017 (passage of the amendment) to April 22nd, 2018 (passage of the Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act)

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Title
1. This bill shall be cited as the Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act

Amendment to the Citizenship and Demonym Act
2. Section 3.1 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act shall be amended to read:

3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual has been an essential member of the regional community, has performed an invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodies the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
      2.1.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
      2.1.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.
   2.2 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual was has been an essential member of the regional community, or has performed an invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodieds the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.

Amended by the Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act

Summary: The Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act specified a process where the Storting could exempt someone from Citizenship requirements for a limited time for reasons that would make it difficult or impossible for the Citizen to be able to uphold the requirements, such as a natural disaster.

Time in Effect: April 22nd, 2018 (passage of the amendment) to October 18th, 2018 (passage of the Citizenship Requirements Rectification Act)

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Title
1. This act shall be cited as the Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act.

Amendment
2. A section 2.2 shall be added to the Citizenship and Demonym Act immediately following section 2.1, to read as follows:

2.2. The Storting reserves the right to exempt any Citizen from the provisions of section 2.1 of this Act due to an extended leave of absence from Wintreath under extenuating circumstances.
     2.2.1. Circumstances can include, but are not limited to: natural disasters, severe illness, extended hospital care, military training or deployment, extended stay in a remote rural area, or loss of a main source of income.
     2.2.2. A Citizen must hold Citizenship for at least thirty (30) days and declare intent to return to Wintreath in order to qualify for an exemption under this section. Compliance with these requirements is determined by the Storting.
     2.2.3. Exemptions may last no longer than twelve (12) months from the initial date of absence, as determined by the Storting.
     2.2.4. Any Citizen with an exemption under this section must return to compliance with section 2.1 of this Act within seven (7) days of their return to Wintreath.

3. Subsequent subsections shall be renumbered accordingly.

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1. Title
   1.1 This act shall be cited as the Citizenship and Demonym Act.

2. Citizenship Act
   2.1 Citizenship may be maintained by one of the following methods:
      2.1.1 Keeping the NationStates nation which they gained membership with within the Wintreath region.
      2.1.2 Making at least five (5) posts on the Wintreath forums during the previous calendar month, beginning with their second calendar month as a Citizen.
   2.2. The Storting reserves the right to exempt any Citizen from the provisions of section 2.1 of this Act due to an extended leave of absence from Wintreath under extenuating circumstances.
     2.2.1. Circumstances can include, but are not limited to: natural disasters, severe illness, extended hospital care, military training or deployment, extended stay in a remote rural area, or loss of a main source of income.
     2.2.2. A Citizen must hold Citizenship for at least thirty (30) days and declare intent to return to Wintreath in order to qualify for an exemption under this section. Compliance with these requirements is determined by the Storting.
     2.2.3. Exemptions may last no longer than twelve (12) months from the initial date of absence, as determined by the Storting.
     2.2.4. Any Citizen with an exemption under this section must return to compliance with section 2.1 of this Act within seven (7) days of their return to Wintreath.[/b]
   2.2 3 The Monarch of Wintreath shall have the authority to revoke citizenship from any person, so long as the Monarch makes a public announcement explaining the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Monarch may appeal the decision to the Storting, which can restore Citizenship by a majority vote of both chambers.
   2.3 4 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke Citizenship from any person with a majority vote of both chambers, so long as the legislation revoking the Citizenship contains the reasons for doing so. Persons whose Citizenship has been revoked by the Storting may appeal the decision to the Monarch, who can restore Citizenship by decree.
   2.4 5 The Monarch, or any subordinate official appointed by the Monarch, shall have the authority to grant or deny citizenship to any person who applies.

3. Recognition of Paragons
    3.1 The Storting shall have the authority to recognize any previous or current Citizen as a Paragon of Wintreath if it feels the individual has been an essential member of the regional community, or has performed an invaluable service to the region, and/or otherwise embodies the principles, values, culture, or honour of the region.
    3.2 Paragons shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 2 of this Act and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Citizenship.
    3.3 The Storting shall have the authority to revoke recognition of Paragon status.
   
4. Demonym Act
   4.1 The official demonym of Wintreath shall be Wintrean.

5. Compliance with Previous Law
   5.1 Upon passage of the legislation, and in accordance with Decree 001: Section 6, Decree 001 shall be considered Void.