e-petitions
Online signature campaigns
E-petitions are online petitions hosted on official government websites, allowing citizens to formally request legislative action or policy changes.
Unlike informal petitions on sites like Change.org, e-petitions that reach signature thresholds typically require an official response or parliamentary debate: The e-petition calling for a second referendum gathered over a million signatures.
Handwritten names as authentication
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- governmentAuthority over a state
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- thresholdPoint of beginning
debate · citizens · lawmakers · policy · advocacy · accountability · Westminster · Congress
Network-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
- websiteOnline page collection
- signMark conveying information
- sharePortion given out
viral · click · link · verification · email · database · dashboard · counter
Organized effort toward goal
- causeWhat produces an effect
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- supportersPeople who back something
awareness · momentum · action · organizers · coalition · movement · outreach · hashtag
Time limit for completion
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- reviewCritical written assessment
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- approvalFavorable opinion given
moderation · guidelines · duplicate · eligibility · closure · archival · categories · status
signatures
Handwritten names as authentication
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- governmentAuthority over a state
- responseAnswer to stimulus
threshold · debate · citizens · lawmakers · policy · advocacy · accountability · Westminster · Congress · legislation
online
Network-connected state
share · viral · click · link · verification · email · database · dashboard · counter · submission
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- causeWhat produces an effect
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
supporters · awareness · momentum · action · organizers · coalition · movement · outreach · hashtag · solidarity
deadline
Time limit for completion
approval · moderation · guidelines · duplicate · eligibility · closure · archival · categories · status · verification
- Online Activismhashtag activism, social media activism, clicktivism, slacktivism, viral campaign
- civic techcivic engagement, e-government, e-governance, open data, open government
e-petitionsdirect action
Confrontational political tactics
sit-ins · street protests · street demonstrations · town hall meetings · civil disobedience
petition, petitions, petitioner, petitioners, petitioning, petitioned