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Citizenship Requirements Modernization Act of …

Legislative Bill · Velinor

Citizenship Requirements Modernization Act of 2013

Proposed by Labour Movement · fronted by Duncan Bolton

Opened

31 Jan 2013

Voting closes

1 Apr 2013

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Shortening naturalisation residency to 2 years attracts skilled migrants faster, boosting economic growth and addressing labour shortages while maintaining fair integration.

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

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Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

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

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

Proposer

Party

Labour Movement

The Labour Movement forges a fairer future where no hand is too small to lift the world.

Core pillars

Duncan Bolton

Activist · Age 57

1,395 social followers

A self-proclaimed ‘data evangelist’ for radical change, Duncan Bolton honed his analytical street smarts in youth movements before becoming the party’s firebrand orator, whose working-class roots and radical energy appeal equally to crowds and party leaders alike.

🔬 Analytical 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🏙️ Street Smart 🔨 Working Class Background 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

31 January 2013
Vote Open

31 January 2013
Vote Closed

1 April 2013
Did Not Become Law

1 April 2013

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

The Grand Assembly

Passed

100Yes 27No 233Not voted 360 seats

For: 100 / 360 seats (27.8%)

Against: 27 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 233

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 78.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Civic League Of Velinor	27	No	No reason given
Labour Movement Proposer	72	Yes	No reason given
Progressive World	28	Yes	No reason given

The Upper Council

Passed

32Yes 0No 118Not voted 150 seats

For: 32 / 150 seats (21.3%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 118

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Civic League Of Velinor	0	No	No reason given
Labour Movement Proposer	32	Yes	No reason given
Progressive World	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	57	Not voted

President

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)

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