The Political Parties Act (2021)

5. Justices on the High Tribunal may not oversee or preside over a case involving a political party they are a member of.

6. Elected officials belonging to political parties may not require members to take oaths or vows of allegiance prioritizing the party over the region in any capacity.

7. Political parties may govern themselves as they see fit, which includes distribution of moderation over any private space belonging to them, within the confines of relevant laws.

8. Once officially registered, a political party is entitled to both a public and a private subforum to conduct business.
    a. A political party may be registered by means of a public post in a space that shall be provided for this purpose by the High Tribunal. Registration shall consist of declaring the name of the party, provisional leader, and any citizens who have expressed interest in membership at this time, as well as the intended names and descriptions of the forum spaces the party is entitled to.
    b. The High Tribunal may not deny registration unless the party violates existing law in some form, or the party is ruled an attempt to circumvent prior disbandment of a party.

9. Political parties, after distributing seats for an elected body, may not change said seats unless a member has resigned from their position.

2. Accessing a party's private subforum without authorization shall qualify as a misdemeanor under the Criminal Code.
    
    a. A Justice of the High Tribunal may grant a warrant on credible grounds of lawbreaking or violation of the forum host's Terms of Service for the purpose of investigating said claims further.

    b. Release of irrelevant information with the use of a warrant shall be classed as a misdemeanor under the Criminal Code.

    c. If a Justice grants a warrant to investigate private sectors of an off-site location belonging to a party, such as a Discord server, the party must provide the proper powers to the one carrying out the warrant or face disbandment.


3. The High Tribunal may issue warnings to political parties that are found to be in violating of this law or other relevant laws, following a submission of evidence of wrongdoing.

4. A political party may be forced to disband by a majority vote of the High Tribunal on the grounds of:

    a. Repeated infractions of the responsibilities outlined in Article 1, Clauses 3, 6, and 10;

    b. Refusing to comply with warrants issued by the High Tribunal;

    c. Deleting or attempting to conceal evidence of lawbreaking;

    d. Party leadership conspiring with or ordering party members to violate the law.

5. The High Tribunal may rule that, instead of disbandment, some or all members of the guilty party shall be barred from running in the next election.

6. The Monarch (or a designated official) may force a party to disband if they believe it to threaten the stability of Kantrias, but they must submit their reasoning and any evidence of wrongdoings to the High Tribunal for oversight.

7. A disbanded party may not reform under the same name or leadership without appealing to the High Tribunal. Attempting to violate this will be classed as a felony under the Criminal Code.