TITLE V — PARLIAMENT AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
Chapter I — Organisation of Parliament
Article 66 — Parliament
The Parliament of the Principality of Carlisne shall consist of two chambers:
The Chamber of Citizens, representing the population.
The Chamber of Peers, representing the nobility and the feudal organisation of the Principality.
It shall participate in the exercise of legislative power under the conditions prescribed by the Constitution.
The two chambers shall exercise their powers independently of one another, subject to expressly prescribed joint procedures.
Article 67 — The Chamber of Citizens
The Chamber of Citizens shall consist of deputies elected by direct suffrage.
Deputies shall be elected for a four-year term by a single-round, single-member plurality voting system, in constituencies determined by organic law.
Completion of compulsory military service shall constitute an eligibility requirement, under the conditions prescribed by the Constitution.
The Chamber of Citizens shall exercise the legislative, oversight and representative powers assigned to it.
Article 68 — The Chamber of Peers
The Chamber of Peers shall consist of holders of the noble dignities to which the Constitution grants parliamentary representation.
It shall represent the institutional interests of the nobility and the feudal territories, without prejudice to its duty to respect the general interest of the Principality.
Its composition and the procedures for verifying titles shall be specified by organic law.
Chapter II — Weighted Votes of the Chamber of Peers
Article 69 — Principle of Weighting
Votes in the Chamber of Peers shall be weighted according to noble rank.
Each Peer shall have the voting weight attached to their highest title.
Holding several titles shall not permit the corresponding votes to be accumulated.
Article 70 — Allocation of Votes
Weighted votes shall be allocated according to the following constitutional scale:
The procedures for casting the collective votes of Barons, Baronesses, Knights and Dames shall be defined by organic law.
Article 71 — Calculation of Weighted Majorities
The majorities required by the Constitution shall be calculated on the basis of the total weighted votes constitutionally allocated to the Chamber of Peers, unless expressly provided otherwise.
Abstentions and absences shall not reduce the number of votes used as the basis for calculating these majorities.
Fractions resulting from the application of a threshold shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
Chapter III — Functioning of the Chambers
Article 72 — Internal Organisation
Each chamber shall adopt its rules of procedure in accordance with the Constitution and the organic law governing Parliament.
It shall appoint its officers and organise its business.
Rules of procedure may not alter the constitutional rules governing majorities, quorum or competence.
Article 73 — Quorum
The quorum required for valid legislative deliberations shall be set at no less than half the membership of the Chamber of Citizens and no less than half the weighted votes of the Chamber of Peers.
Quorum shall be assessed separately in each chamber.
The existence of a quorum shall not dispense with the requirement to attain the constitutionally prescribed majority for adopting a text.
Article 74 — Public Proceedings
Parliamentary sittings and votes shall be public, except where a closed sitting is lawfully justified by the protection of constitutionally recognised interests.
Voting results shall be entered in the official records.
Decisions requiring enhanced majorities must record the number of votes in favour, votes against and abstentions.
Chapter IV — Legislative Initiative
Article 75 — Government Initiative
The right to initiate legislation shall belong primarily to the Government.
Government bills shall be introduced by the Prime Minister or authorised ministers.
They shall be subject to the parliamentary procedure prescribed by the Constitution.
Article 76 — Exceptional Parliamentary Initiative
The Chamber of Citizens may introduce a parliamentary bill where it has the support of at least seventy per cent of its entire membership.
The Chamber of Peers may introduce a parliamentary bill where it has the support of at least seventy per cent of its total weighted votes.
A duly introduced bill shall be considered under the ordinary legislative procedure, subject to the specific provisions of the Constitution.
Chapter V — Adoption of Laws
Article 77 — Bicameral Approval
Unless otherwise specifically provided by the Constitution, every law must be approved:
By an absolute majority of the entire membership of the Chamber of Citizens.
By an absolute majority of the total weighted votes of the Chamber of Peers.
Both chambers must approve an identical text.
Approval by one chamber may not replace approval by the other.
Article 78 — Time Limits for Consideration
Each chamber shall ordinarily have fifteen days to consider a text duly transmitted to it.
Expiry of this period shall never constitute tacit approval.
The procedures for transmission, amendment and conciliation shall be determined by the organic law governing Parliament.
Article 79 — Transmission to the Crown
Every law duly adopted by both chambers shall be transmitted to the Sovereign Prince or Sovereign Princess or, during a vacancy of the Throne, to the Chancellor.
The Crown shall exercise the powers of promulgation and veto granted to it by the Constitution.
Chapter VI — The Crown's Veto
Article 80 — Right of Veto
The Crown may veto a law adopted by Parliament.
Such a veto shall prevent promulgation of the text unless the constitutional procedure for overriding it is implemented.
The veto must be expressed in an official instrument and communicated to both chambers.
Article 81 — Overriding the Veto
Parliament may override the Crown's veto through a further vote attaining both of the following majorities:
At least two-thirds of the entire membership of the Chamber of Citizens.
At least two-thirds of the total weighted votes of the Chamber of Peers.
Where both majorities are attained on an identical text, the law shall be promulgated in accordance with the constitutional procedures.
Neither chamber may override the veto alone.