e-petition
Online signature campaign
An e-petition is a petition submitted and signed electronically, typically through a government website or advocacy platform.
E-petitions allow citizens to propose policy changes or demand official responses: The e-petition calling for electoral reform gathered over 100,000 signatures.
Many parliaments have formal e-petition systems that trigger debate when signature thresholds are met.
Organized effort toward goal
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- movementChange in position
- supportersPeople who back something
- endorsementFormal expression of support
awareness · solidarity · advocacy · lobby · pressure · influence · voice · mobilization
Handwritten names as authentication
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- causeWhat produces an effect
- supportersPeople who back something
government · parliament · legislation · policy · threshold · response · debate · constituency
To make different
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- revisionAltering to improve
regulation · improvement · overhaul · proposal · demand · grievance · redress · issue
Network-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
- websiteOnline page collection
- digitalOf discrete data
- submissionYielding to another's will
e-government · webform · database · verification · authentication · link · share · viral
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- movementChange in position
- supportersPeople who back something
endorsement · awareness · solidarity · advocacy · lobby · pressure · influence · voice · mobilization · organize
signatures
Handwritten names as authentication
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- causeWhat produces an effect
supporters · government · parliament · legislation · policy · threshold · response · debate · constituency · electorate
change
To make different
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
revision · regulation · improvement · overhaul · proposal · demand · grievance · redress · issue · injustice
online
Network-connected state
submission · e-government · webform · database · verification · authentication · link · share · viral · click
- Online Activismhashtag activism, social media activism, clicktivism, slacktivism, viral campaign
e-petitiondirect action
Confrontational political tactics
street protest · civil disobedience · sit-in · riot · boycott