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Office of Rep. Foster Announces Lottery for Inauguration Ticket Distribution Process
Washington, Nov 25 -
(Washington, DC) -- Today, the office of Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) announced plans to distribute its allocation of tickets to President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration.
Of the 198 tickets allocated to Rep. Foster’s office, part of the tickets will be distributed using a lottery system. The remaining tickets will be distributed to community leaders and those who worked hard for change on behalf of President-elect Obama.
Due to the high volume of requests, an extremely limited number of tickets will be available. If constituents are interested in Inauguration tickets, they can participate in the office lottery by calling Rep. Foster’s office toll free at (866) 777-6670 or e-mailing Rep. Foster’s office at foster.inaugura
CLARIFICATION: Requests will only be taken from 14th District constituents. Constituents from outside the 14th District will be referred to his or her Congressional Representative. If constituents encounter technical difficulties that prevent them from successfully submitting an e-mail or leaving a voicemail, contact Rep. Foster's office Monday, December 1, 2008 when complications will be resolved. Requests will be accepted until December 12, 2008.
Two tickets will be granted to each recipient, and ticket recipients are responsible for their own travel and lodging. Tickets are non-transferable, and the sale of any tickets is prohibited.
For those that do not attend the ticketed viewing area, more information on extra, free viewing areas for the public will be available closer to Inauguration Day.
The requestor must submit their name and the name of their guest, as well as their address, e-mail address and cell phone number or best contact phone number.
A request does not qualify as a guarantee of tickets to the Presidential Inauguration. Requestors should also consider that this will be an outdoor event requiring spectators to stand in cold weather for a few hours.
Those receiving tickets will be notified over the last two weeks of December.