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Grand Gateway Liaison Barbara Dove: bdove@ggeda.com. Created in 1981 to educate senior citizens in the legislative process and to highlight their needs to the Oklahoma State Legislature. Candidates for office must be 60 years of age or older and must be registered voters in their Oklahoma precinct. Legislators are elected for two-year terms in districts which correspond to the state's planning and service areas. The legislature is comprised of 22 senators and 44 representatives and 66 alternates. Elections are held in even numbered years. The Silver Haired Legislature meets at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City in late October each year for a two-day training session. During the training session, House and Senate leaders are elected by their peers. During the legislative session, more than 20 bills and resolutions are screened in committees and debated in the chambers. The bills and resolutions which pass the joint session are prioritized and the top five submitted to the Oklahoma State Legislature for consideration.
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