Valid votes are Aye, Nay, or Abstain.Citizenship and Diplomatic Administration Act
Section 1: Executive Empowerment
1. The Pharaoh will have the power to approve or deny applications for citizenship, diplomatic recognition, and embassy exchange, as well as to oversee maintenance and revocation of such status, according to the standards established by this Act. The Pharaoh may delegate these powers to one or more subordinate executive officials.
Section 2: Admission and Maintenance of Citizenship
1. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will, within seven days of their filing, approve all applications for citizenship filed by applicants who meet the following criteria at the time their application is reviewed:
(a) The applicant meets all of the criteria defined by Section 6.1(a)-(b) of the State Code of Osiris;
(b) The applicant has been completely truthful in the answers provided on their application for citizenship;
(c) The applicant does not have persona non grata status or admission of the applicant to citizenship would not violate a sentence imposed by the Pschent of Osiris at the time their application is reviewed;
(d) The applicant has sworn the following oath: "I, [Applicant's Name], swear that I have, to the best of my knowledge, been completely truthful in applying for citizenship in the Osiris Fraternal Order and that I have no other NationStates identity that has not been made known in this application. I swear my allegiance to the Osiris Fraternal Order and its citizens, and I swear not to engage in hostilities against the Osiris Fraternal Order or to violate its laws."
2. All citizens will maintain their citizenship in the Osiris Fraternal Order provided they maintain a nation in the region Osiris and provided they have not been sentenced to revocation of citizenship by the Pschent.
3. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will review citizen nations every thirty days and will publicly grant citizens who have not maintained nations in Osiris a seven day grace period to restore a nation to Osiris. Any citizen who does not restore a nation to Osiris during this grace period will have their citizenship revoked. Any former citizen may re-apply for and be granted citizenship provided they meet the criteria of Section 2.1(a)-(d) of this Act.
4. All individuals who have been admitted to and have maintained citizenship under previous procedures will maintain valid citizenship in the Osiris Fraternal Order unless and until they fail to meet the requirements of Section 2.2 of this Act.
Section 3: Establishment and Maintenance of Diplomatic Recognition
1. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will, within seven days of their filing, review all applications for diplomatic recognition and either approve or reject them.
2. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will not approve any application for diplomatic recognition filed by an applicant who has persona non grata status or if diplomatic recognition of the applicant would violate a sentence imposed by the Pschent at the time their application is reviewed.
3. Foreign representatives granted diplomatic recognition will maintain diplomatic recognition according to the standards established by the Pharaoh or designated official(s).
Section 4: Persona Non Grata Status
1. The Pharaoh will have the power to declare any individual who is not already a citizen of the Osiris Fraternal Order persona non grata, rendering the individual ineligible for citizenship or diplomatic recognition. The Deshret must be notified of all persona non grata declarations at the time they are made. Declarations of persona non grata made by the Pharaoh will remain in effect until overturned by the Pharaoh or the Deshret.
2. Any Councilor of the Deshret may motion for a declaration of persona non grata made by the Pharaoh to be overturned. The Deshret may overturn a declaration of persona non grata by a simple majority vote.
3. Any Councilor of the Deshret may motion for an individual who is not already a citizen of the Osiris Fraternal Order to be declared persona non grata. The Deshret may declare an individual persona non grata by a simple majority vote. Declarations of persona non grata passed by the Deshret will remain in effect until repealed by the Deshret.
Section 5: Acceptance and Maintenance of Embassy Exchange
1. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will, within seven days of their filing, review all applications for embassy exchange and either approve or reject them. The Pharaoh will approve an embassy exchange application filed by any region that has a treaty in effect with the Osiris Fraternal Order.
2. The Pharaoh or designated official(s) will not approve any application for embassy exchange filed by any region that has declared war against the Osiris Fraternal Order or against which the Osiris Fraternal Order has declared war until cessation of the state of war. Any embassy already maintained with such a region will be immediately closed upon declaration of war.
3. Regions or organizations granted embassy exchange will maintain their embassies according to the standards established by the Pharaoh or designated official(s) or by this Act. Any region that has a treaty in effect with the Osiris Fraternal Order will maintain its embassy until repeal of the relevant treaty or treaties by the Deshret.
Section 6: Forum Administration
1. Forum administration may deny any application for citizenship or diplomatic recognition, before or within fourteen days after its approval by the Pharaoh or designated official(s), if the applicant is using a proxy IP address or otherwise represents a compelling and demonstrable risk to forum security.
Section 7: Repeal of Previous Legislation
1. The Applications Administration Act is hereby repealed in its entirety.
The voting period will close 20:00 (8:00 p.m.) EDT on 14 May 2014.
