🧾 Register Citizen

Endpoint: POST /api/auth/register
Auth Required: ❌ No
Content-Type: application/json

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📌 Description

This endpoint allows a new citizen to create an account on the CivicEdge platform using an email address and password.

After successful registration: - The user account is created with role citizen - A corresponding profile is initialized - An email verification link is sent to the registered email - Login is restricted until email verification is completed

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🔐 Authentication

No authentication is required for this endpoint.

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📥 Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
email	string	✅	Unique email address
password	string	✅	Strong password (min 8 characters)

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✅ Example Request

```http POST /api/auth/register Content-Type: application/json

{ "email": "citizen@example.com", "password": "StrongPassword@123" }