For Immediate
Release: September 9, 2004
Senate to Receive Articles of Impeachment on Tuesday
Following Thursday’s vote in the House
to approve all five articles of impeachment, the chairman
designate of the Senate Judiciary committee announced the
full Senate would convene Tuesday to begin the next phase
in the impeachment of State Insurance Commissioner Carroll
Fisher.
“The Oklahoma Constitution requires the articles of
impeachment to be delivered to the Senate within five days
of the House vote. In accordance with that provision, the
State Senate will convene at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September
14, to receive those articles. We will also organize as
a court on that same date,” said Sen. Charlie
Laster, D-Shawnee.
Laster explained that process would include the adoption
of rules; the installation of Chief Justice Joseph M. Watt
as presiding officer; the swearing in of officers of the
court; and the swearing in of Senators as jurors for the
trial.
At that time, it is likely that a trial date will be set
in order to give the House Board of Managers and the defendant
the appropriate amount of time to prepare their cases.
Audio from the State Senate proceedings can be heard live
on the Internet by going to www.oksenate.gov
and selecting the live audio link on the homepage.
For
more information contact:
Senate Communications Office -
(405) 521-5774
