“We say yes to that. We have to integrate new citizens to country asap. And the article 3 has key position of freedom of privacy.”
Citizenship And Privacy Modernization Act of 2021
Proposed by Progressive Reform
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
1 Jul 2021
Voting closes
30 Aug 2021
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
3 changes
Rationale
These changes modernise citizenship, protect privacy, and reduce bureaucracy to strengthen public trust and individual freedoms.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizenship Requirements |
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
|
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
|
|
| 2 | National Identity Cards |
Mandatory ID card
|
No national ID card
|
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| 3 | State Surveillance Powers |
Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)
|
Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)
|
1
Citizenship RequirementsPrevious law
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
2
National Identity CardsPrevious law
Mandatory ID card
No national ID card
3
State Surveillance PowersPrevious law
Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)
Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)
Timeline
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Draft1 July 2021
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Vote Open1 July 2021
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Vote Closed30 August 2021
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Became Law30 August 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House of Representatives
Passed
183Yes
134No
118Not voted
435 seats
For: 183 / 435 seats (42.1%)
Against: 134 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 118
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 57.7%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free People Liberals | 36 | Yes | We say yes to that. We have to integrate new citizens to country asap. And the article 3 has key position of freedom of privacy. |
| Homeland Union | 91 | No | Sorry but we recently changed the citizenship requirements to the current. Won't go back now |
| Pax Americana | 98 | Yes | I do love article 2, others not so much |
| Progressive Reform Proposer | 49 | Yes | No reason given |
| Together - Worker's Alliance | 43 | No | These are not acceptable. |
Senate
Passed
49Yes
32No
19Not voted
100 seats
For: 49 / 100 seats (49.0%)
Against: 32 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 19
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 60.5%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free People Liberals | 6 | Yes | We say yes to that. We have to integrate new citizens to country asap. And the article 3 has key position of freedom of privacy. |
| Homeland Union | 24 | No | Sorry but we recently changed the citizenship requirements to the current. Won't go back now |
| Pax Americana | 24 | Yes | I do love article 2, others not so much |
| Progressive Reform Proposer | 19 | Yes | No reason given |
| Together - Worker's Alliance | 8 | No | These are not acceptable. |
| Empty seats | 6 | Not voted |
Presidency
Passed
1Yes
0No
0Not voted
1 seat
For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pax Americana | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
Free People Liberals
Voted Aug. 29, 2021
Yes
Pax Americana
Voted July 18, 2021
Yes
“I do love article 2, others not so much”
Together - Worker's Alliance
Voted July 12, 2021
No
“These are not acceptable.”
Homeland Union
Voted July 9, 2021
No
“Sorry but we recently changed the citizenship requirements to the current. Won't go back now”