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Petitioning local government

How to write a petition that actually gets read and acted on.

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Active European Citizen· 8 credits to certificateEuropean Citizenship Foundations· 6 credits to certificateelective

Clear ask, named decision-maker

A petition that ends up in the bin shares features: vague demands, the wrong recipient, no deadline. A petition that works: • ONE clear, specific ask ('install pedestrian crossing at X' beats 'make our streets safer'). • ADDRESSED to the named official with the power to decide. • EXPLAIN why now (one paragraph of context). • 50-500 LOCAL signatures matter…

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