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Section 1: Membership

1.1 A member of Valhalla shall be defined as any nation who joins the region and agrees to abide by its laws. A WA member shall be defined as any nation that has been admitted to the World Assembly.

Section 2: Bill of Rights

2.1 All members in Valhalla shall have the following rights:

Right to manage their own nation in anyway they deem fit (except for delegates, who should vote in the WA according to regional polling)
Right to free speech, provided said speech does not contradict NS rules, spam, insult another member, religion, or community.
Right to vote in regional elections, if member in question is also admitted in the WA.
Right to stand for election and hold office, if member in question is also admitted in the WA.

Section 3: Regional Government

3.1 The Regional Government of Valhalla shall have the duty to govern Valhalla and shall comprise of the following five positions:

Appointed positions:

Founder, henceforth known as the Jarl of the Hall
Jarl of Defence

Elected positions:

WA Delegate, henceforth known as the High King/Queen of Valhalla
Thane of Foreign Affairs
Thane of Internal Development

They shall have the following portfolio:

3.2 Jarl of the Hall - The duties of the Jarl of the Hall are to protect the Constitution, safeguard the region against external and internal threats, including invasions, an inactive Government, and abuse of power by officials. The Founder may also hold emergency powers as stipulated in Section 6.

3.3 Jarl of Defense - The duties of the Jarl of Defense are to safeguard the region against external and internal threats, including invasions, and abuse of power by officials. They will also act as the head of Valhalla's military forces for gameplay.

3.4 High King/Queen - The duties of the High King/Queen are to to serve as head of Government, vote on WA resolutions according to regional polling on the forum, maintain friendly and active relations with regions Valhalla has embassies with, open new relations with regions upon discussions with other Government members, consult and work with the founder and ministers on any affairs affecting the region, and do its utmost to ensure the region is active.

3.5 Thane of Foreign Affairs - The duties of the Thane of Foreign Affairs are to recruit nations to join the region (by telegram, RMB message in the feeders, or posts in the NS forum), welcome new members and make them feel at home, and direct them to join the regional forum, discord, or other external activity center. They are also responsible for establishing and maintaining embassies with other regions, as well as appointing ambassadors when appropriate.

3.6 Thane of Internal Development - The duties of the Thane of Internal Development are to create or maintain the regional map, encourage activity in the region by means of posting, role-play, provide polling suggestions, etc. The Minister of Development has the additional responsibility of calling for elections in the regional forum , discord, or external center of activity, as according to schedule established in this Constitution.

3.7 All Government officials have a duty to login to Nationstates.com, as well as the regional forum, discord, or external center of activity, in order to regularly discuss and vote on matters affecting the region.

Section 4: Elections

4.2 To prevent election fraud, members are forbidden to vote with any nation not registered in the WA, and who has not been a WA member of Valhalla for a minimum of 7 days.

4.3 Either the Founder, or Delegate may call or organize an election. Elections may be held via Regional Polling, or held on an external forum, discord, or other external center of regional activity.

4.4 All positions are electable except the Jarl of the Hall, otherwise known as the Founder, and Jarl of Defense, who is appointed the Founder. The frequency of elections shall be every 4 months for the Thanes, and every 6 months for the High King/Queen.

4.5 If any of the positions are not filled during elections, WA members may be appointed by the Jarl of the Hall, or High King/Queen to fill those positions.

4.6 If a Thane ceases to exist before his/her term is up, a replacement may be appointed by the Jarl of the Hall, or High King/Queen. If the High King/Queen ceases to exist, a new election shall be called.

4.7 To allow new WA members a chance at becoming High King/Queen and prevent inertia from setting in, the High King/Queen shall have a term limit of two terms (12 months). Upon reaching the term limit, he/she must sit out of the next election, but may contest again in the future. All other officials are exempt from term limits.

4.8 A WA member may contest in more than one electable position, up to a maximum of two electable positions at the same time. However, he/she may only be elected to one post.

Section 5: Miscellaneous Legislation

5.1 All members must abide by NationStates rules. This includes rules on spamming, advertising, making malicious acts against another member, impersonation or attempting to steal another nation's identity, controlling more than one WA nation, etc. Any rule breakers may be ejected/banned by the Founder or Delegate at will.

5.2 Nazi nations and invaders are not welcomed in Valhalla and may be ejected/banned by the Founder or Delegate at will.

5.3 Regional controls are to be made available to the elected High King/Queen if he/she is able to secure 7 or more endorsements. If the endorsements fall below that number, regional controls may be turned off to protect the region against invasions.

5.4 All foreign requests for embassy exchange with Valhalla shall be discussed by the Government, voted on via a majority-consensus, and approved by the Jarl of the Hall. In the case of an inactive or unresponsive founder lasting more than 6 months, the High King/Queen may approve embassies, or may do so with permission from the Jarl of the Hall.

5.5 Valhalla shall establish a common defense system with Yggdrasil and vice versa.

Section 6: Emergency Powers

6.1 The Jarl of the Hall, with the consent of two other Thanes or Jarls, may dismiss the elected High King/Queen for inactivity, poor performance or failure to comply with regional laws. A new election for the High King/Queen position shall be called immediately following such a scenario.

6.2 The Founder shall also hold emergency powers in an ongoing invasion and for two weeks immediately following the said invasion, or if the region's population falls under 20 nations. During a state of emergency, regional controls shall be turned-off.

Section 7: Ratification and Amendments

7.1 The Ratification of this Constitution shall take place in the forum, discord, or other external center of region activity through a public poll, one full week following its promulgation by the Founder, after which nations not willing to observe its provisions may take liberty to seek other regions.

7.2 Any Government official may propose amendments to the Constitution. Amendments may also be proposed by non-Government officials provided they have received three other WA members' support.

7.3 Amendments to the Constitution shall only be carried out by the Government with a majority vote.

Ratified by all members unanimously on 11 May 2014
Ammended 10 Januray 2021