Wittenberg

Whereas the current laws are contradictory, with an application process that doesn't require an essay but also does require an essay for an application to be posted, and

Whereas provisions are all over the place in the current law and it's confusing, so let's have E.2 be about the application and E.3 be about processing it,

THEREFORE the second, third, fourth, and fifth sections of Title E of el Lexhatx, which currently read

Quote2.1 The Minister of Immigration shall ascertain to their own satisfaction that the prospective immigrant is a real human being with genuine interest in becoming a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. The Minister shall be free to inquire of the applicant on any and every subject, and shall be required to collect the legal name or name used in daily life, postal address (optional if the applicant is under 18 years of age, except for information needed to assign the applicant to a province), telephone number, and e-mail address(es) of the candidate, which information the Minister shall communicate to the Secretary of State. The applicant shall affirm or swear, under penalty of perjury and under the provisions of Lexh.A.16.1.[r 11], that this information is accurate, and shall provide documentary evidence of the same if the Minister thinks it appropriate.[367]

2.2 All Immigration applications shall be written in one of the official languages of the Kingdom.[367]
2.3 The Immigration Minister shall also allow every applicant to indicate what part or parts of Talossan life are the Special Interests of the applicant. These may include Politics, Language, Culture, Heraldry, or any other categories as the Minister may see fit or that may be suggested by the applicant.[367]
2.4 If an application for immigration does not meet the requirements of this section, the Immigration Minister shall communicate this fact to the prospective citizen and explain how to remedy the problems with their application. Should the applicant not do so to the Minister's satisfaction, the Minister may at their discretion not proceed to the next stages of the immigration process.[367]
2.5. The Immigration Minister shall report, at least monthly, to the Ziu the number of any immigration applications received since the last report which did not proceed because failing to fulfil the requirements of this section. For each failed application the Minister shall note which part or part of the requirements of this section were lacking in the application.[367]
3. The Minister of Immigration, working with the Seneschal[368] and the responsible authorities for administering Wittenberg,[369] shall cause the prospective immigrant to be granted an account on Wittenberg, allowing said prospective immigrant to converse with the subjects of the Kingdom gathered there. The Immigration Minister shall verify that the said account is fully-enabled, and that the candidate is able to communicate using this forum with the citizens of the Kingdom. The Immigration Minister shall then begin a single thread on Wittenberg introducing the prospective immigrant to the nation. The "Why I am Interested in Becoming a Talossan" essay shall be published by the Immigration Minister in this introduction. The Immigration Minister is further directed to remind his fellow citizens from time to time that the initiation of new citizens into Talossa is a serious matter and that questioning a prospective citizen is a patriotic obligation of all who love their King and Country.[370]

3.1 The Ministry of Immigration shall note the prospective immigrant's future provincial assignment in the introducing thread.[371]
3.2 The Ministry of Immigration shall also publish any Special Interests identified by the prospective citizen in the application, and put them in touch with Talossan citizens who are identified by the Ministry as being able and willing to help them pursue those interests. In doing so the Ministry shall not promote any particular political party to the exclusion of any other.[372]
4. An examination period shall begin with the prospective citizen's first posting to Wittenberg after an introduction by the Immigration Minister. At any time at least fifteen days after the beginning of the examination period, any current citizen of Talossa may petition the Secretary of State requesting that a Royal Grant of Citizenship be issued to the prospective citizen. If no such petition is laid before the Secretary of State within the first sixty days of the examination period, the examination period shall end, the immigration process for the prospective citizen shall be terminated, and their Wittenberg account shall be disabled. In addition, if a prospective citizen fails to ever make a first posting to Wittenberg within thirty days of their introduction by the Immigration Minister then the immigration process for the prospective citizen shall be terminated, and his Wittenberg account shall be disabled. Furthermore, whenever an immigration process is terminated then the Immigration Minister shall notify the nation and the prospective citizen of the termination, and shall post a notification to the effect on Wittenberg. [373]

5. If, at any point during the process, either before or after creation of the Wittenberg account, the Immigration Minister determines that the prospective immigrant shall not be considered further, the prospective immigrant shall be informed of this decision, and shall be made aware that a Grant of Citizenship may yet be obtained by the disappointed applicant if an act of the Ziu be passed directing that such a grant be issued. Any account created for the applicant on Wittenberg shall then be terminated.[374]

5.1 Any person, whose citizenship is denied, may in the first case appeal this decision by application to the Secretary of State, and be given the Chancery's contact details to enable them to do so. The Secretary of State may, if they believe the Ministry of Immigration has misused their discretion under Talossan law, report to the Ziu with their reasons for so deciding and recommend that the applicant or prospective citizen be given citizenship by act of the Ziu. Alternatively, the applicant or prospective may reapply by undergoing the entire procedure (minus any successfully completed portions) following the next general election. [375]

shall be replaced with the following text

Quote2. The Minister of Immigration shall publish an application form available to the public.

2.1. For each prospective immigrant, the Minister shall be required to collect the following information:

2.1.1. Legal name
2.1.2. Name used in daily life (if different)
2.1.3. Email address
2.1.4  Country of residence
2.1.5. What part or parts of Talossan life are of interest to the applicant
2.1.6. If the prospective immigrant is a resident of the United States: State of residence
2.1.7. If the prospective immigrant is a resident of Wisconsin: County of residence
2.1.8. If the prospective immigrant is 18 years of age or older: Postal address
2.1.9. If the prospective immigrant is 18 years of age or older: Telephone number
2.1.10.  Any other information that the Minister deems necessary to collect

2.2. The Minister shall also be required to collect such information that will allow them to ascertain to their own satisfaction that the prospective immigrant is a real human being with genuine interest in becoming a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa.

2.3. The prospective immigrant shall affirm or swear, under penalty of perjury and under the provisions of Lexh.A.16.1, that the information they have provided is accurate, and shall provide documentary evidence of the same if the Minister thinks it appropriate.

2.4. 2.6. Immigration applications shall all be automatically forwarded to an email address that is under the control of His Majesty the King and that is not accessible to any member of His Majesty's Government, and His Majesty will give access to this email address to the Leader of the Opposition.

3. The Minister shall process applications in a timely fashion.  The Minister shall be free to inquire of the prospective immigrant on any and every subject.

3.1. If an application lacks any required information, the Minister shall notify the applicant of how this might be remedied, but shall not further act on the application.

3.2. If the Immigration Minister, supported by a Member of the Ziu associated with the Opposition, jointly decide that the prospective immigrant's entrance into the Kingdom would not be in the nation's best interest, then the prospective immigrant shall not be considered further.

3.2.1. In this event, the prospective immigrant shall be informed of this decision, and shall be made aware that a Grant of Citizenship may yet be obtained if an act of the Ziu be passed directing that such a grant be issued.

3.2.2. In this event, any account created for the applicant on Wittenberg shall be terminated.

3.2.3. This decision may only be made after the application has been processed and posted, and the public must be informed of the decision and the justification for the decision.

3.2.4. The applicant or prospective may reapply without prejudice following the next general election.

3.3 The Minister of Immigration, working with the Seneschal and the responsible authorities for administering Wittenberg, shall cause the prospective immigrant to be granted an account on Wittenberg, allowing said prospective immigrant to converse with the subjects of the Kingdom gathered there.

3.3.1. The Immigration Minister shall verify that the said account is fully-enabled, and that the candidate is able to communicate using this forum with the citizens of the Kingdom.

3.3.2. The Immigration Minister shall then begin a single thread on Wittenberg introducing the prospective immigrant to the nation, including on this thread such information from the prospective immigrant's application as seems helpful, including their future provincial assignment and any special interests.

3.3.3. The Immigration Minister is further directed to remind his fellow citizens from time to time that the initiation of new citizens into Talossa is a serious matter and that questioning a prospective citizen is a patriotic obligation of all who love their King and Country.

3.4. An examination period shall begin with the prospective citizen's first posting to Wittenberg after an introduction by the Immigration Minister.

3.4.1. At any time at least fifteen days after the beginning of the examination period, any current citizen of Talossa may petition the Secretary of State requesting that a Royal Grant of Citizenship be issued to the prospective citizen.

3.4.2. If no such petition is laid before the Secretary of State within the first sixty days of the examination period, the examination period shall end, the immigration process for the prospective citizen shall be terminated, and their Wittenberg account shall be disabled.

3.4.3. If a prospective citizen fails to ever make a first posting to Wittenberg within thirty days of their introduction by the Immigration Minister then the immigration process for the prospective citizen shall be terminated, and their Wittenberg account shall be disabled.

3.4.4. Whenever an immigration process is terminated, the Immigration Minister shall notify the nation and the prospective citizen of the termination, and shall post a notification to the effect on Wittenberg.

with no replacement for sections 4 and 5.

FURTHERMORE, section 6 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 4,

FURTHERMORE, section 7 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 5,

FURTHERMORE, section 8 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 6,

FURTHERMORE, section 9 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 7,

FURTHERMORE, section 10 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 8,

FURTHERMORE, section 11 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 9,

FURTHERMORE, section 12 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 10,

FURTHERMORE, section 13 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 11,

FURTHERMORE, section 14 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 12,

FURTHERMORE, section 15 of Title E and all of its subsections shall be renumbered as section 13,

This is a first draft, but I think I got everything.  The general idea here is to clean up a section of the law that's been cobbled at without structural changes for a really long time, and resolve some contradictions and confusing language.  I got rid of the immigration report thing, though, and I want to add it back in -- I think a comprehensive report generally, maybe?