Washington  -

Since the Election, hundreds of calls have been pouring into Congressman Mike Castle's office requesting tickets for President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony.  Tickets for the event are free, and Members of Congress, as well as the President-elect's presidential inaugural committee, will receive a limited number of tickets in January for the inauguration ceremony, which will be held on January 20, 2009, at the west front of the U.S. Capitol. 

At the present time, Rep. Castle's office has already received far more requests than can be matched with allotted tickets; therefore, no more requests will be taken. 

Rep. Castle is encouraging Delawareans wishing to attend the inauguration to simply attend in the non-ticketed viewing areas along the parade route and on the National Mall, where the public can see the ceremony via a large video screen.  

It is important to note that tickets advertised or being sold on the Internet for the ceremony are not valid. There have been reports of high-priced scams on multiple websites, and it should be noted that to sell these tickets is illegal.  

For more information on the inauguration, please visit these helpful websites:

http://www.washingtonpost.com

http://inaugural.senate.gov/