How to get tickets to the January event – ​​Orange County Register

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Monday, January 20 – an event that was planned before voters had even filled out their ballots.

Trump’s swearing in is scheduled to take place on the West Front of the US Capitol.

The inauguration is hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, a bipartisan group charged with planning and executing the inauguration. But the Presidential Office Committee, formed after the November election, is responsible for the parades, galas and other inauguration events that do not take place at the Capitol.

Although the inauguration is open to the public, tickets are required to attend.

And for that, those who want to attend the swearing-in of Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, must contact their US senator or congressional representative.

Many elected officials, including California Sen. Alex Padilla, already have forms on their official websites for those who want to participate. Interested parties must provide their name, address, email address, telephone number and the number of tickets requested.

Padilla’s office said it will offer “a limited number of tickets as they become available.”

Californians can also request tickets from their congressman. Many of them have similar forms on their respective government websites, as well as further information about the tickets.

Rep. Young Kim, for example, noted on her website that tickets only allow access to the swearing-in ceremonies. Tickets for balls and the parade are managed by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, its website says. Tickets are not required to view the inaugural parade at open locations along the route.

Tickets for the swearing-in would be limited, they said, and those who didn’t get tickets could still watch the proceedings on monitors along the National Mall.

“January is historically cold and wet. “Crowds will be very large and people will spend several hours in the cold during the inauguration ceremony,” Kim’s website said. “Be prepared to arrive early for the ceremony to allow for delays due to large crowds.”

Kim represents California’s 40th Congressional District, which includes western San Bernardino and Riverside counties and eastern Orange County.

Local or state Republican parties are not handing out tickets to the inauguration.