Civic Identity Restoration Act of 2020

Proposed by Avalon First

Opened

13 Jul 2020

Voting closes

11 Sep 2020

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Strengthening residency requirements ensures deeper social integration and reduces rushed naturalisations, benefiting national cohesion and public security.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Citizenship Requirements	Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency		Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency

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Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency

Timeline

Draft

13 July 2020
Vote Open

13 July 2020
Vote Closed

11 September 2020
Became Law

11 September 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

City Assembly

Passed

73Yes 0No 47Not voted 120 seats

For: 73 / 120 seats (60.8%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 47

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalon First Proposer	34	Yes	No reason given
Avalonian Foundations	24	Yes	A young nation like Port Avalon requires a foundation in a shared, central culture. There is no way to ensure this without strengthening the requirements to buy into a nation that is already thriving.
Civic Democratic Coalition	15	Yes	We support this proposal

Harbor Council

Passed

9Yes 0No 6Not voted 15 seats

For: 9 / 15 seats (60.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 6

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalon First Proposer	4	Yes	No reason given
Avalonian Foundations	3	Yes	A young nation like Port Avalon requires a foundation in a shared, central culture. There is no way to ensure this without strengthening the requirements to buy into a nation that is already thriving.
Civic Democratic Coalition	2	Yes	We support this proposal
Empty seats	7	Not voted

Governor of Port Avalon

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Avalonian Foundations

Voted July 24, 2020

Yes

“A young nation like Port Avalon requires a foundation in a shared, central culture. There is no way to ensure this without strengthening the requirements to buy into a nation that is already thriving.”

Civic Democratic Coalition

Voted July 19, 2020

Yes

“We support this proposal”