petition
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The LA Local obtained photos of a petition asking voters to remove their names from the Billboard Blight Elimination and Neighborhood Preservation Initiative.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Her petition has gained more than 40,000 signatures and she is planning on taking it to parliament later this year.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Dipke’s first concrete demand after founding the party came in the form of a petition calling for the resignation of India’s education minister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of an A‑level maths paper that they say was significantly more challenging than any past exam.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
When Stanton asked Lucretia Mott to sign the petition for female suffrage, she refused.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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