Article 66 [Qualifications for Admission Each chamber decide about the electoral admissibility of its members and about instances of ineligibility and incompatibility Article 67 [ Free mandate Members of parliament represent the nation, they are free from imperative mandate Article 68 [Indemnity, Immunity (1) Members of parliament may not be called to answer for opinions expressed or votes cast in the exercise of their office (2) Members of parliament may not be subjected to searches of their person or homeshall without prior authorization by their chamber. arrested or otherwise deprived of personal freedom, nor kept in a state of detention, except on an irrevocable conviction or caught in the act of a crime for which arrest is mandatory (3)The same authorization is required to subject members of parliament to any form of interception of their conversations or ommunications, and in order to seize their mail or corresponder Article 69 [Allowance] Article 70 Legislative Power Legislative power is exercised jointly by the chambers. Article 71 [Initiative] (1)The right to initiatives belongs to the government, to each member of the chambers, and to those organs and bodies assigned by constitutional law (2)The people may introduce public initiatives consisting of a bill drafted in articles and supported by at least 50,000 voters Article 72 Legislative Proceedings very bill introduced to one of the chambers is first examined by a committee as defined by the rules of procedures and then adopted by the chamber article by article and with a final vote. (2)The rules of procedure establish an abbreviated procedure for bills declared urgent. ()They may also establish when and how the examination and approval of bills may be delegated to committees, including standing committees, composed in a way reflecting the relative size of groups in parliament. In such cases, a bill must be submitted to the full chamber if the government, one-tenth of the chambers members, or one-fifth of the committee so demand, or it must be submitted to the committee for a final vote preceded only by statements of vote. The rules of procedure define the manner in which the committees deliberation is made public (4)The ordinary procedure for the deliberation and decisionmaking by each chamber has to be followed for bills on constitutional or electoral matter and for those delegating legislative power or authorizing the ratification of intemational treaties or approving the budgets Article 73 [Promulgation] (1) Laws are promulgated by the president within a month after having been adopted 2)If each chamber declares a bill urgent with a majority of its members, it has to be promulgated within the time set in the bill (3) Laws have to be published immediately after they were promulgated; they enter into force on the fifteenth day after their publication nless the laws establish a different time Article 74 [Request for New Deliberation (1) Before promulgation, the president may ask for further deliberation by message to the chambers giving the reasons for such request. (2)The law has to be promulgated if the chambers adopt the bill once more. Article 75 [Referendum (1) When requested by 500,000 voters or by five regional councils, a popular referendum decides on total or partial repeal of a law other acts with legal force (2)No such referenda are allowed for tax or budget laws, amnesties, pardons, or ratification of international treaties ()Citizens entitled to vote for the house of representatives may also participate in a referendum (5)The law establishes procedures for referenda Article 76 Delegation of Legislative Power Legislative power may not be delegated to the government unless parliament specifies principles and criteria of guidance, and only for limited time and well-specified subjects (1) The government may not issue decrees with the force of law unless empowered by a proper delegation of the chambers (2)As an exception by necessity and urgency, government may issue provisional measures with the force of law and submits them on the same day to the chambers for confirmation; if the chambers are not in session, they have to be summoned for that purpose within five ()Legal decrees lose effect at the date of issue if they are not confirmed within sixty days of their publication. However, chambers may sanction rights and obligations arising out of decrees are not confirmedArticle 66 [Qualifications for Admission] Each chamber decide about the electoral admissibility of its members and about instances of ineligibility and incompatibility. Article 67 [Free mandate] Members of parliament represent the nation; they are free from imperative mandate. Article 68 [Indemnity, Immunity] (1) Members of parliament may not be called to answer for opinions expressed or votes cast in the exercise of their office. (2) Members of parliament may not be subjected to searches of their person or homeshall without prior authorization by their chamber, nor arrested or otherwise deprived of personal freedom, nor kept in a state of detention, except on an irrevocable conviction or caught in the act of a crime for which arrest is mandatory. (3) The same authorization is required to subject members of parliament to any form of interception of their conversations or communications, and in order to seize their mail or correspondence. Article 69 [Allowance] Members of parliament receive an allowance defined by law. Section II Lawmaking Article 70 [Legislative Power] Legislative power is exercised jointly by the chambers. Article 71 [Initiative] (1) The right to initiatives belongs to the government, to each member of the chambers, and to those organs and bodies assigned by constitutional law. (2) The people may introduce public initiatives consisting of a bill drafted in articles and supported by at least 50,000 voters. Article 72 [Legislative Proceedings] (1) Every bill introduced to one of the chambers is first examined by a committee as defined by the rules of procedures and then adopted by the chamber article by article and with a final vote. (2) The rules of procedure establish an abbreviated procedure for bills declared urgent. (3) They may also establish when and how the examination and approval of bills may be delegated to committees, including standing committees, composed in a way reflecting the relative size of groups in parliament. In such cases, a bill must be submitted to the full chamber if the government, one-tenth of the chambers members, or one-fifth of the committee so demand, or it must be submitted to the committee for a final vote preceded only by statements of vote. The rules of procedure define the manner in which the committees deliberation is made public. (4) The ordinary procedure for the deliberation and decisionmaking by each chamber has to be followed for bills on constitutional or electoral matter and for those delegating legislative power or authorizing the ratification of international treaties or approving the budgets and the final balance. Article 73 [Promulgation] (1) Laws are promulgated by the president within a month after having been adopted. (2) If each chamber declares a bill urgent with a majority of its members, it has to be promulgated within the time set in the bill. (3) Laws have to be published immediately after they were promulgated; they enter into force on the fifteenth day after their publication unless the laws establish a different time. Article 74 [Request for New Deliberation] (1) Before promulgation, the president may ask for further deliberation by message to the chambers giving the reasons for such request. (2) The law has to be promulgated if the chambers adopt the bill once more. Article 75 [Referendum] (1) When requested by 500,000 voters or by five regional councils, a popular referendum decides on total or partial repeal of a law or other acts with legal force. (2) No such referenda are allowed for tax or budget laws, amnesties, pardons, or ratification of international treaties. (3) Citizens entitled to vote for the house of representatives may also participate in a referendum. (4) The referendum succeeds if a majority of those eligible have participated and if the proposal has received a majority of the valid votes. (5) The law establishes procedures for referenda. Article 76 [Delegation of Legislative Power] Legislative power may not be delegated to the government unless parliament specifies principles and criteria of guidance, and only for limited time and well-specified subjects. Article 77 [Law Decrees] (1) The government may not issue decrees with the force of law unless empowered by a proper delegation of the chambers. (2) As an exception by necessity and urgency, government may issue provisional measures with the force of law and submits them on the same day to the chambers for confirmation; if the chambers are not in session, they have to be summoned for that purpose within five days. (3) Legal decrees lose effect at the date of issue if they are not confirmed within sixty days of their publication. However, chambers may sanction rights and obligations arising out of decrees are not confirmed