petition

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A petition with more than 3,300 signatures — more than half of them CSU students, staff or faculty — is circulating to call for an to end to the partnership.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Most campaigns aim for a minimum of 1.3 million, assuming some will be discarded for clerical reasons, including people who signed the same petition twice or aren’t registered to vote in California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Cran said it could reconsider its decision either "on its own motion or on a petition filed by an aggrieved party" within 90 days.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In a 70-page petition filed with the Fourth Appellate District Monday, Bonta wrote that “the Sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence” in upcoming elections.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Representative James Jackson from Georgia was positively apoplectic that such a petition would even be considered by any serious deliberative body.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis