MockGov Citizenship Rules

An act to define the process by which visitors become members of the Kodiak Community.

Article 1 - Provisions of Citizenship

 * 1.1 - Citizenship shall entitle a member to participate and vote in the RolePlay Mock-Government of the Kodiak Republic.
 * 1.2 - Citizenship shall entitle a member to participate and vote in the creation and amendment of Kodiak Community rules, procedures, and services.
 * 1.3 - Considerate of other requirements, only citizens may hold administrative or moderation positions in the Kodiak Community.

Article 2 - Acquiring Citizenship

 * 2.1 - Citizenship shall be bestowed manually by an administrator or moderator who must ensure the prospective citizen fulfills all the obligations in this act.
 * 2.2 - New citizens must have themselves requested citizenship and completed an application.
 * 2.3 - New citizens must have a custom profile picture.
 * 2.4 - New citizens must have completed an introduction post.
 * 2.5 - New citizens must have completed one of the following;
 * 2.5.1 - Confirmed a NationStates.net WA nation with an admin, or;
 * 2.5.2 - Been a member of the Discord for a minimum two weeks and posted at least 10 times in that period, or;
 * 2.5.3 - Been popularly acclaimed by the General Assembly, or;
 * 2.5.4 - Had their nomination personally approved by a former Senior Official in good standing as a known person, or;
 * 2.5.5 - Confidentially provided a Facebook profile to the Admin, or;
 * 2.5.6 - Been a former Kodiak Citizen in good standing.

Article 3 - Maintaining Citizenship

 * 3.1 - A citizen census shall be taken after every second General Election.
 * 3.2 - This census shall also confirm the 2.5.1 or 2.5.5 requirements if those were pathways to citizenship.
 * 3.3 - Any citizen that does not complete the census before the following General Election shall have their citizenship revoked but shall remain in good standing.

Article 4 - Losing Citizenship

 * 4.1 - Any citizen that does not complete the citizen census shall have their citizenship revoked but shall remain in good standing.
 * 4.2 - Any citizen account found to be a sock-puppet of another citizen shall have both accounts citizenship revoked in controversial standing.
 * 4.3 - Any citizen banned for unethical, illegal, or disharmonising conduct as defined in other acts shall have their citizenship revoked in controversial standing.
 * 4.4 - Any citizen account found to be using a non-citizen sock-puppet as a conduit for unethical, illegal, or disharmonising conduct as defined in other acts shall have their citizenship revoked in controversial standing.