The Oath was taken upon assuming any office as a public or elected official within the habitats. In it, the oath taker asserted their willingness to support, defend and live by the Charter.
"I [name], having affixed my signature on the Charter, do swear and affirm I will execute the responsibilities of my office according to the requirements therein and will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. I further affirm I will support the Charter against any who would ignore its clauses or seek to overturn it. I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office which I am about to enter."