I have said almost since the beginning of my citizenship that Vuode is a dead province and should probably be merged with another province. More proof is going on right now. We have no provincial government, currently have no senat representation, we have a winner of the senatorial election but the winner has yet to be seated. I doubt that we have more than two or three active citizens. Very sad.
Let's not be too harsh or hasty here. Given Vuode's historicity and its role as The First Province, merging it would run directly counter to all that. Real life always comes first. You can't demand more time from citizens than they can spare. It's always been a problem. Back in the (pre-Penguinea) day, strict minimum activity requirements to maintain citizenship (failure resulting in what was called "administrative beheading") were deemed too draconian. The efforts to keep people on the rolls evolved into the proxy system now known as "pocket votes" a tactic abused by all sides and still seemingly thrown around as a political slur. It's a fine balancing act; be careful what you wish for.