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A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, and in this era may be transmitted via the Internet. The term also has a specific meaning in the legal profession as a request, directed to a court or administrative tribunal, seeking some sort of relief such as a court order.
The Petition Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government.
Petitions are commonly used in the U.S. to qualify candidates for public office to appear on a ballot; while anyone can be a write-in candidate, a candidate desiring that his or her name appear on printed ballots and other official election materials must gather a certain number of valid signatures from registered voters. In jurisdictions whose laws allow for ballot initiatives, the gathering of a sufficient number of voter signatures qualilfies a proposed initiative to be placed on the ballot. The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at a cost to Issa of millions of dollars. Once the requisite number of signatures was obtained on the recall petition, other petitions were circulated by would-be candidates who wanted to appear on the ballot as possible replacements for Davis. After that step, a vote on the recall was scheduled.
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Fund academic research based on excellence and not impact petition http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/REFandimpact Signatures: 2,401
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Fund academic research based on excellence and not impact petition http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/REFandimpact Signatures: 2,401
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WHY IS MY MATH TEACHER NOT FIRED YET? KIDS IN OUT SCHOOL HAVE SERIOUSLY HAD PETITIONS ABOUT FIRING THAT BITCH WHORE.
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More to Come - An evolving collection of web campaign tools built using PHP MySQL. The Petition script has been used in a number of active campaigns.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]
E-legislative Action - Offers US-based petition services, including posting of online petitions and surveys, delivery to elected officials, and releases to local media. Provides links to other major petition sites, organized by issue area.
Free online petitions - Free online petitions and promotion of ethical business. Bulletin boards; remote signing feature allows signing on your own site. Submitted petitions are reviewed before being placed on the site.
Meta Description: [ Place your petition online free of charge. Automated signing and bulletin boards for all petitions. Remote feature allows signing on your own site. Online administration to update your own details. ]
Gopetition.com - Offers free online petition hosting services, petition creation tools, and how to write a petition.
Meta Description: [ Free online petitions. Access our global audience in over 75 countries. Get help with how to write a petition & start a petition with instant access. Free online petition hosting and message boards. ]
iPetitions - Your voice counts - Provides free petition creation and database tools. Petition sponsors can download collected signatures as a database file. Offers completely customizable signature submission forms. Petitions can be hosted for free at iPetitions, or the tools can be easily integrated with an existing site.
Meta Description: [ At iPetitions website you can create and sign online petitions. Start your petition now -- it's free. ]
Jpetition.com - Free service allows petition creation and posting, with signers organized by birth year and religion. Also offers custom petition services and hosting.
Petition Online - Provides free hosting of public petitions for responsible public advocacy, and allows you to start your own petitions.
Meta Description: [ The top place on the Web to create and sign free public petitions on most any responsible topic. ]
Petitions.Org - Global Center for Online Web Petitions - Resources for online web petitions to governments and businesses.
Meta Description: [ Catalog of on-line web petitions to governments and businesses worldwide. Updated weekly. ]
PetitionSite.com - Includes petitions from nonprofit organizations and individuals, on topics such as environment, entertainment, politics, and human rights.
Meta Description: [ Care2's The Petition Site allows users to easily create, promote and sign free online petitions. It's easy to find petitions on issues that are important to you. Make a difference at Care2's The Petition Site. ]
The Petition Site - A petition creation site with an environmental focus. Petitions submitted are reviewed by staff for relevance and quality before being posted to the site. Precedence is given to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
Meta Description: [ Care2's The Petition Site allows users to easily create, promote and sign free online petitions. It's easy to find petitions on issues that are important to you. Make a difference at Care2's The Petition Site. ]
Webpetitions.com - Sign petitions online or create your own petitions and publish them to our website.
Meta Description: [ Create your own petitions and publish them to our website. Then email the website address of the petition to your friends and family and have them sign it electronically. ]
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