House, Senate Will Convene On Tuesday

House Speaker-elect Lance Cargill (R-Harrah), Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan (D-Stillwater) and Senate Co-President Pro Tempore-elect Glenn Coffee (R-Oklahoma City), today issued the following statement regarding the National Day of Mourning called by President Bush and the constitutionally-required organizational day for Oklahoma's State Legislature, scheduled for 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2: "Like all citizens, we are saddened by the passing of a great American leader, President Gerald Ford. Article 5, Section 26 of Oklahoma's state constitution requires that the state Legislature meet this coming Tuesday at noon. Though state offices will be closed in observance of the National Day of Mourning designated by President Bush, the state House and state Senate will convene at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2 to hold formal elections for the offices of Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Senate President Pro Tempore and Co-President Pro Tempore. Following these elections, we will hold a joint session to publish statewide results from November's general election. As part of the National Day of Mourning, House and Senate lawmakers will observe a moment of silence to honor President Ford's memory when we convene at noon on Tuesday."

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