C.3(a). Grounds for Excusal from Civic Duty

Congress must establish reasonable rules and procedures for excusal from Civic Duties within one hundred eighty (180) days of ratification of this Charter. Those rules must take into account whether service poses a risk to dependents in the Citizen’s care, disability, illness, and other factors that would create a serious hardship on the Citizen. Simple inconvenience is not a hardship.

After that, in the year of each decennial census, Congress must review and, if necessary, update those rules and procedures for excusal by June 30. Then, Citizens will ratify them via referendum during the following national election. If the rules are not ratified, the previous rules will remain in effect, and Congress must make a fresh attempt the following year. Every subsequent attempt at revised rules is subject to ratification by the Citizens. This propose-and-vote process will repeat until new rules are ratified.