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STATE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

The SXS shall have the authority to admit states and to determine the conditions of their membership in the SXS, in accordance with the following requirements.

1)State membership in the SXS will only be open to those states in which national Synthesis Parties have been chartered.

2)The national Synthesis Party of the state that is applying for admission to the SXS must already be the controlling or majority party in that state.

3) The national constitutions of prospective member states shall generally conform with the SXS guidelines for drafting national constitutions, as determined by 2/3 of the EC, with the concurrence of 2/3 of the JC.

4) The national constitutions of prospective member states shall be generally consistent with the principles of natural law as explicated in the Xenophyte Perspective, and in Part II of the Constitution of the SXS, as determined by 2/3 of the EC with the concurrence of 2/3 of the JC.

5)Appointment or election of two qualified official representatives or delegates to the GA.

6)A two-thirds popular majority in the referendum of the nation seeking admission to the SXS.

7)A democratic or republican form of government and a political party system based upon the principle of ideological synthesis.

8)An economic system that is generally consistent with free market principles, and which addresses fundamental social welfare concerns.

9)Election to office of a chief executive and a majority of legislators who are sworn Class A members of their nation's Synthesis Party .

10)A one time payment to the SXS of a filing fee in the amount of one million US dollars.

The SXS shall have the authority to issue or revoke the charters of member states for compliance/noncompliance with these requirements.

The SXS shall have the authority to fund or withhold funding for Synthesis Parties at the national level in prospective member states, and in member states. Admission to the SXS as a member state will be generally regarded as a "demonstration of viability" of the Synthesis Party of that member state. Upon such a demonstration, Synthesis Parties of member states will generally no longer be eligible for certain forms of financial or technical assistance from the SXS, for which they may have previously qualified.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
Commencing one year after its admission to the SXS as a member state, and as a condition for the continuation of its membership in the SXS, every member state of the SXS shall pay dues to the SXS in the amount of not less than 2 cents per capita and not greater than 40 cents per capita for every member of its population. Any change to the per capita assessment must be approved by a 2/3 vote of the GA with the concurrence of 2/3 of the EC. Adjustments to this assessment for inflation/deflation will be made every 10 years, beginning in the year 2025.

The annual dues or the per capita assessment for member states shall be factor weighted according to the member state's per capita GDP. For instance, the member state that has the highest per capita GDP will be assessed at the maximum rate of 40 cents per capita, and the member state that has the lowest GDP will be assessed at the minimum rate of 2 cents per capita. States which fall in between these two extremes will have their annual dues adjusted accordingly.

No dues shall be assessed to national Synthesis Parties themselves. Rather, any assessments shall be submitted to the governments of the member states themselves for payment, and all payments from these governments should be remitted to the SXS. Payments to the SXS shall not come from the treasuries of Synthesis Parties themselves or from party funds, but shall be allocated from the national treasuries, or other designated funds of the member states.

The SXS shall not be authorized to levy any taxes or assess any charges to member states, other than the initial filing fee, and other than the small annual per capita assessments listed above.