The Citizenship Oath Deadline and E.7 Untangling Act

[Sir Lüc]

WHEREAS, occasionally, valid citizenship petitions are presented, but the subject of the petition does not return the oath in a timely manner; and

WHEREAS, in those cases, there is no firm law on when a petition "lapses" due to the prospective's inaction, but 30 days has been estabilished by precedent as an informally accepted threshold; and

WHEREAS, additionally, E.7 as written is incredibly contorted and borderline illegible; and

WHEREAS, E.7 also contradicts E.3.4.1 and contains a reference to a "clause 4" that does not exist; and

WHEREAS, all of E.7's subsections refer to the connected but entirely separate topic of provincial assignment, which is definitely poor form; and


WHEREAS, there are perfectly good empty sections (E.4-5) to unpack E.7's miscellaneous provisions into; so

THEREFORE we, the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa, hereby enact as follows.

El Lexhatx Title E Section 3.4.1 is amended to read as follows:

3.4.1. At any time at least fifteen days after the beginning of the examination period, any current citizen of Talossa,  except for the Minister of Immigration or anyone to whom they have delegated their powers, may petition the Secretary of State requesting that a Royal Grant of Citizenship be issued to the prospective citizen.

El Lexhatx Title E Section 4 and 5, which are currently blank, are re-instated to read as follows:

4. Upon receipt of a petition lodged in compliance with section E.3.4 and relevant subsections, the Secretary of State or a deputy shall, within a week, administer to the prospective the Oath of Talossan Citizenship required by section E.9.

4.1. The Oath may be taken in any form the Secretary of State deems appropriate, whether in public or in private, in person or by text or audio/video link.

4.2. If the prospective does not take or return the Oath within 30 days of the Secretary of State first attempting to administer it, the examination period shall end, the immigration process for the prospective citizen shall be terminated, and their Wittenberg account shall be disabled.

5. After the prospective has satisfied every requirement set by law, the Secretary of State or a deputy shall promptly issue a Royal Grant of Citizenship to the immigrant.

5.1. At the time this Royal Grant is issued, and from that point forward, the applicant shall be a full citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. Any and all objections raised to the immigration made after this Royal Grant will be moot.

5.2. The Royal Grant shall be posted on Wittenberg by the Secretary of State, so that the new citizen may be welcomed by his compatriots.

5.3. This Grant shall be issued under the Royal Seal, either as applied by the Chancery, or, should the Majesty request, by the Sovereign under his or her own hand. If requested by the Government, the Grant may also bear the signatures of the Seneschal and/or Immigration Minister.

El Lexhatx Title E Section 7, which currently reads:

7. The Secretary of State shall, on a date of his choosing, but within a period of ten days after receiving a petition from at least two citizens, neither of whom shall be the Minister of Immigration or anyone to whom they have delegated their powers, to issue a Grant of Citizenship as described in clause 4, and determine the provincial assignment of the prospective immigrant and issue a Royal Grant of Citizenship to the immigrant. This Grant shall be issued under the Royal Seal, either as applied by the Chancery, or, should the Majesty request, by the Sovereign under his or her own hand. If requested by the Government, the Grant may also bear the signatures of the Seneschal and/or Immigration Minister. The Royal Grant shall be promptly issued coincident with the candidate affirming his fealty to the Royal House and his allegiance to the Kingdom by taking any Oath of Talossan Citizenship specified by law. At the time this Royal Grant is issued, and from that point forward, the applicant shall be a full citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. The fact of the issuance of this Grant shall be posted on Wittenberg by the Secretary of State, that the new citizen may be welcomed by his compatriots. Any and all objections raised to the immigration made after this Royal Grant will be moot.

is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:

7. Future immigrants to Talossa shall be assigned to provinces based on the provisions of this title.

FURTHERMORE, El Lexhatx Title E Sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 are hereby merged and renumbered as 7.1, to read as follow:

7.1. Talossan citizens physically living within the boundaries of the Kingdom of Talossa shall be assigned to whichever province they are actually living in. Citizens living outside the boundaries of Talossa shall be assigned to a province corresponding to a geographic zone. The entire globe shall be divided into eight geographic zones so that anyone living anywhere outside Talossa is automatically assigned to the corresponding Talossan province.

Uréu q'estadra så,

Sir Lüc da Schir (Secretary of State