Voting on Amendments to the Regional Controls Act Voting has now begun on two amendments to the Regional Controls Act, which can be found here. The discussion thread for these proposals can be found here.
Citizens may vote for, against, or choose to abstain on either or both proposals. Please refer to either the Proposal Name, or tag to be prohibited in your ballot, e.g.
Proposal A (Colony Tag):Proposal A - For/Against/Abstain
Proposal B - For/Against/Abstain
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1. This Act defines the responsibilities of the WA Delegate in their use of the Regional Controls of the in-game region of The Rejected Realms.
2. The official flag must be maintained by the Delegate as the flag of the Rejected Realms region.
The official flag of the Rejected Realms is the flag in Annex I of this Act.
The flag must be used in all official occasions requiring its use.
The Delegate may temporarily change the regional flag for cultural purposes, provided the flag does not represent another NS region or organization.
3. The Delegate must maintain the Rejected Realms' regional tags in accordance with this Act.
The following regional tags must not be added to the Rejected Realms: "Imperialist", "Totalitarian", "Fascist", "Monarchist", "Independent", "Invader", "Mercenary", "Patriarchal", "Jump Point", “Puppet Storage",or“Embassy Collector”., or “Colony”.
The following regional tags must not be removed from the Rejected Realms: "Democratic", "Regional Government", "Defender", "Offsite Forums", and "Offsite Chat".
4. The Delegate is responsible for maintaining a World Factbook Entry that promotes The Rejected Realms and in particular items and ongoing events of interest to residents.
The World Factbook Entry must include a prominent link to the forums of The Rejected Realms as recognised by the Constitution, and to the official Discord server of the Rejected Realms with the server ID 214955471071608833.
The World Factbook Entry must not promote a region, organisation, or any other entity that The Rejected Realms is not allied with or a member of.
5. All residents and visitors are free to use the Regional Message Board as a common site of conversation, without malfeasance or harassment.
The Delegate may suppress content on the Regional Message Board only insofar as this suppression helps maintain a safe and open public space for other residents; this includes, but is not limited to:
Any posts which breach the site's rules.
Advertisements.
Messages inciting an unlawful seizure of the delegacy.
The Delegate may extend posting privileges to nations in regions with which The Rejected Realms has an embassy.
The Delegate is encouraged to publish a policy that stipulates the general circumstances in which posts may be suppressed.
6. Regional officers, in exercising their powers, are subject to the same limitations set out in law as the Delegate.
The Delegate must not appoint as a regional officer a person whose citizenship application was rejected or whose citizenship was revoked for any reason other than not having a nation in the region and has not since gained citizenship.
The Assembly retains its Constitutional power to direct the Delegate to dismiss a regional officer, and not to appoint a person as regional officer.
The Delegate must endeavour to ensure that, in exercising their powers, regional officers abide by NationStates rules and regional law and act in a way that represents the region well.
Annex I
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1. This Act defines the responsibilities of the WA Delegate in their use of the Regional Controls of the in-game region of The Rejected Realms.
2. The official flag must be maintained by the Delegate as the flag of the Rejected Realms region.
The official flag of the Rejected Realms is the flag in Annex I of this Act.
The flag must be used in all official occasions requiring its use.
The Delegate may temporarily change the regional flag for cultural purposes, provided the flag does not represent another NS region or organization.
3. The Delegate must maintain the Rejected Realms' regional tags in accordance with this Act.
The following regional tags must not be added to the Rejected Realms: "Imperialist", "Totalitarian", "Fascist", "Monarchist", ”Communist”, "Independent", "Invader", "Mercenary", "Patriarchal", "Jump Point", “Puppet Storage", or “Embassy Collector”.
The following regional tags must not be removed from the Rejected Realms: "Democratic", "Regional Government", "Defender", "Offsite Forums", and "Offsite Chat".
4. The Delegate is responsible for maintaining a World Factbook Entry that promotes The Rejected Realms and in particular items and ongoing events of interest to residents.
The World Factbook Entry must include a prominent link to the forums of The Rejected Realms as recognised by the Constitution, and to the official Discord server of the Rejected Realms with the server ID 214955471071608833.
The World Factbook Entry must not promote a region, organisation, or any other entity that The Rejected Realms is not allied with or a member of.
5. All residents and visitors are free to use the Regional Message Board as a common site of conversation, without malfeasance or harassment.
The Delegate may suppress content on the Regional Message Board only insofar as this suppression helps maintain a safe and open public space for other residents; this includes, but is not limited to:
Any posts which breach the site's rules.
Advertisements.
Messages inciting an unlawful seizure of the delegacy.
The Delegate may extend posting privileges to nations in regions with which The Rejected Realms has an embassy.
The Delegate is encouraged to publish a policy that stipulates the general circumstances in which posts may be suppressed.
6. Regional officers, in exercising their powers, are subject to the same limitations set out in law as the Delegate.
The Delegate must not appoint as a regional officer a person whose citizenship application was rejected or whose citizenship was revoked for any reason other than not having a nation in the region and has not since gained citizenship.
The Assembly retains its Constitutional power to direct the Delegate to dismiss a regional officer, and not to appoint a person as regional officer.
The Delegate must endeavour to ensure that, in exercising their powers, regional officers abide by NationStates rules and regional law and act in a way that represents the region well.
Annex I
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1. This Act defines the responsibilities of the WA Delegate in their use of the Regional Controls of the in-game region of The Rejected Realms.
2. The official flag must be maintained by the Delegate as the flag of the Rejected Realms region.
The official flag of the Rejected Realms is the flag in Annex I of this Act.
The flag must be used in all official occasions requiring its use.
The Delegate may temporarily change the regional flag for cultural purposes, provided the flag does not represent another NS region or organization.
3. The Delegate must maintain the Rejected Realms' regional tags in accordance with this Act.
The following regional tags must not be added to the Rejected Realms: "Imperialist", "Totalitarian", "Fascist", "Monarchist", ”Communist”, "Independent", "Invader", "Mercenary", "Patriarchal", "Jump Point", “Puppet Storage",or“Embassy Collector”., or “Colony”.
The following regional tags must not be removed from the Rejected Realms: "Democratic", "Regional Government", "Defender", "Offsite Forums", and "Offsite Chat".
4. The Delegate is responsible for maintaining a World Factbook Entry that promotes The Rejected Realms and in particular items and ongoing events of interest to residents.
The World Factbook Entry must include a prominent link to the forums of The Rejected Realms as recognised by the Constitution, and to the official Discord server of the Rejected Realms with the server ID 214955471071608833.
The World Factbook Entry must not promote a region, organisation, or any other entity that The Rejected Realms is not allied with or a member of.
5. All residents and visitors are free to use the Regional Message Board as a common site of conversation, without malfeasance or harassment.
The Delegate may suppress content on the Regional Message Board only insofar as this suppression helps maintain a safe and open public space for other residents; this includes, but is not limited to:
Any posts which breach the site's rules.
Advertisements.
Messages inciting an unlawful seizure of the delegacy.
The Delegate may extend posting privileges to nations in regions with which The Rejected Realms has an embassy.
The Delegate is encouraged to publish a policy that stipulates the general circumstances in which posts may be suppressed.
6. Regional officers, in exercising their powers, are subject to the same limitations set out in law as the Delegate.
The Delegate must not appoint as a regional officer a person whose citizenship application was rejected or whose citizenship was revoked for any reason other than not having a nation in the region and has not since gained citizenship.
The Assembly retains its Constitutional power to direct the Delegate to dismiss a regional officer, and not to appoint a person as regional officer.
The Delegate must endeavour to ensure that, in exercising their powers, regional officers abide by NationStates rules and regional law and act in a way that represents the region well.
Annex I
The vote will last 4 days, ending on the 24th of December 2023, at 11:40pm UTC.
