Sentences with phrase «in signature petitioning»

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A petition calling upon First Lady Melania Trump to either move to the White House or foot the bill for living in Trump Tower out of her own pocket has reached almost a quarter - of - a-million signatures.

On June 30, the last day the old provincial sales tax remained in effect, a coalition fronted by former Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referendum.

An online petition calling for the Vancouver - based outdoor retailer to stop selling Vista Outdoor Inc. - owned brands has garnered more than 20,000 signatures because the company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of rifle used in a recent school shooting.

The current petition is an updated version of the previous effort, but Carusone told Quartz earlier today that 25,000 new signatures have been added in roughly the last 24 hours.

A petition in South Korea against cryptocurrency regulation has reached the number of signatures that would induce a government response.

South Korea said on Wednesday it will take firm action against illegal and unfair acts in cryptocurrency trading after a petition with 280,000 signatures was sent to the presidential Blue House.

An online petition has collected over 21,000 signatures in attempt to sway the e-commerce software company to reconsider.

The White House will ensure that petitions that cross the signature threshold make their way to the right policy folks across the government (whether they're in a White House office like the Domestic Policy Council or at a federal department or agency).

Part of the web cultural phenomenon called «hacktivism» (internet activism)- petitioning is a means of getting signatures in protest of or support for an issue or cause.

Over 17,000 sign petition against Indian crypto ban: A petition with over 17,000 signatures was tabled against Indian Reserve Bank's much - criticized move of banning cryptocurrencies in the country.

In the fall of 2009 a petition, organized by Fellow of the American Physical Society, Roger Cohen, and containing the signatures of hundreds of distinguished APS members was presented to the APS management with a request that at least the truly embarrassing word «incontrovertible» be taken out of the statement.

An Amnesty International petition for her release has gained more than 650,000 signatures and a cross-party resolution in the US Congress has been introduced condemning Sudan's actions.

In that race, she stated she was confident she could «collect more than enough signatures from cadres of escorts, ex-escorts, strippers, dancers, dommes, gays, lesbians, Libertarians, Ron Paul supporters, U.S. Marines, rappers who revere the pimp and other lovers of freedom moving my petitions.

Open Doors Syria petition has gained almost 100,000 signatures A campaign to help persecuted Christians in Syria has gained the support of the Archbishop... More

Although there is a great deal of local activity on disarmament in various parts of the world, there is no movement yet — except perhaps in Japan, which sent 20 million signatures on petitions to the U.N. special session?

As I write, the Coalition for Marriage petition against gay marriage has reached a total of 600,783 signatures and by the time this is in print, that total will be considerably higher - you can check its current level at http://c4m.org.uk/, and sign the petition while you are about it if you haven't already done so.

About to cross 150,000 signatures in our petition for smart, safe, fair policing.

Open Doors Syria petition has gained almost 100,000 signatures A campaign to help persecuted Christians in Syria has gained the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury after a special event at the Church of England General Synod in York.

Back in February a petition calling on pubs to charge punters 5p for using plastic straws passed 10,000 signatures, while bar groups such as Wetherspoon's have been enforcing plastic straw bans since September 2017.

If the petition reaches 10,000 signatures, the British government will have to respond to the petition, and if its hits 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in parliament.

Mayfield Dairy Farms, in Tennessee, for example, who supplies milk for Dean Food's TruMoo and DairyPure labels, has started a petition to encourage the US dairy processor to keep its contract, and has amassed more than 10,000 signatures so far.

Students at Northern Arizona University are the latest to push for the greener, healthier choice with a bid to gather 1,500 signatures on a petition in support of meat - free dining one day a week.

That spring, 1974, they collected 4,000 signatures on a petition to honor Trice's heroism in the stadium's name.

The petition started on the campus of the University of Michigan, and there are already more than 27,000 signatures in two days.

Apart from on the social networks, Indian Arsenal fans took up the issue on even online petition platforms, gathering signatures asking for people to sign a petition to force ESPN - Star to live telecast all Arsenal games live in the future.

Bettina Siegel blogs about food and food policy related to children over at The Lunch Tray, but you may know her better for her work on «pink slime;» in 2012, she garnered more than 258,000 signatures on a Change.org petition that led the USDA to change its policy on a low - quality ground beef product used in schools.

The petition, titled «Tell U.S.D.A. to stop using pink slime in school food,» garnered more than 200,000 signatures within nine days and prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change its policy on using Lean Finely Textured Beef in the ground beef served in schools.

An online petition ultimately collected over 3500 signatures asking for the fraternity to be closed in an effort to stop the perpetuation of rape culture.

I spoke this morning with Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree's office and was pleased to learn that she has now submitted her sign - on letter to USDA with the signatures of 41 Congressional representatives, all of whom support the request expressed in our Change.org petition that USDA ban all use of Lean Beef Trimmings, aka «pink slime» in ground beef destined for the National School Lunch Program.

TLT: As you probably know, two food bloggers are asking Kraft to drop two petroleum - based yellow food dyes from its mac - n - cheese product and they've garnered 280K petition signatures in support of their effort.

The first step in the process is gathering residents» signatures on petitions asking the Cook County Board of Elections to add the question to the November ballot, according to Ron Castrogiovanni, a spokesman for a group of residents.

This year's goal is to bring compulsory food education to schools in the G20 countries, and a related Change.org petition started by Jamie Oliver currently has over one million signatures.

Local health club owners, including Dan O'Donnell of Riveria Country Club in Orland Park, have presented petitions with 800 signatures from residents opposed to the project.

Patty Parker, a sales representative from Arlington Heights and petition - drive organizer, said about 1,600 people have been circulating through the northwest suburbs since Saturday morning and have collected about 40,000 signatures in Dotson «s behalf.

The group, which boasts as many as 30 members, gathered 140 petition signatures from registered voters living on the east side of Lake in the Hills.

Waltasti recently delivered a petition to the Arlington Heights Village Board containing signatures of 60 people who opposed construction of a skate park in Olympic Park.

(To put this figure in perspective, my successful 2012 Change.org petition regarding lean, finely textured beef, aka «pink slime,» had around 225,000 signatures when USDA took action, and I closed the petition at around 259,000 signatures.)

By Thursday morning, 3,289 signatures were collected, and the petitions were turned in that evening, said alliance founder Gordon Goodman.

Last month, US consumer group Public Citizen delivered an 18,000 signature - strong petition to Mead Johnson Nutrition (Enfamil), Abbott Laboratories (Similac), and Nestlé USA (Gerber), in which it urged them to «stop distributing samples of infant formula in healthcare facilities.»

A petition on the Avaaz site has already gained thousands of signatures and been reported in the Philippines.

You may recall that in 2013, food bloggers Vani Hari (Food Babe) and Lisa Leake (100 Days of Real Food) petitioned Kraft to remove synthetic yellow dyes from its «blue box» product, garnering over 365,000 signatures.

Residents, who in March approved a property - tax increase to finance a 20 - year park renovation and expansion program, presented the Park District Board of Commissioners on Wednesday with a petition with 120 signatures supporting open space.

You can also find a petition asking HISD Food Services to eliminate harmful ingredients in our kids school meals - over 140 signatures so far!

The reason that the petition is getting so much media attention — along with almost a quarter million signatures in a mere seven days — is that, for many Americans, this is their first real wake - up call about Big Food.

The petition garnered over a quarter of a million signatures in just a few days and ultimately led the USDA to change its policy, allowing school districts for the first time to opt out of receiving beef containing LFTB.

The decision came after others objected to Augustyn's petition due to faulty signatures, and improper notarization and binding for his December filing to run in the April 9 election.

By supplying samples to distribute to parents, Mead Johnson, Abbott, and Nestlé USA have failed to adhere to the principles of the WHO Code, Public Citizen claimed in its 18,000 signature - strong petition.

We're delivering our petition to Obama in person this evening, along with hundreds of allies, tens of thousands of petition signatures, and one message: don't back the settlement.

The point is that if we get enough signatures on a petition like this then we will be in a stronger position to demand that something be done about it.

The plan would allow for fewer petition signatures in the compressed political calendar.