petition

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Government lawyers are scheduled to reply to her petition a week after Tax Day.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The activists are securing signatures for a petition hoping to amend Ohio’s constitution to prohibit medium-to-large data centers over 25 megawatts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Last year, Essiedu was one of more than 400 actors to sign a petition calling for the UK entertainment industry to protect the trans community.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

When Stanton asked Lucretia Mott to sign the petition for female suffrage, she refused.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling