Sign the Petition (2024)

FAQs

How do I write an answer to a petition? ›

By signing a political petition, you are authorizing that candidate or group of candidates to appear on the ballot for that political contest.

Your answer should include the court name, case name, case number, and your affirmative defenses. Print three copies of your answer. File one with the clerk's office and mail (or “serve”) one to the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney. The plaintiff is the debt collector, creditor, or law firm suing you.

Keep the petition language short and simple.

Then include the ask, or the action you want the target to take (e.g., introduce anti-retaliation legislation in your state). A well-written petition should communicate the urgency of the problem and the need for action.

It is very important to file a written answer to any legal action that is served on you if you want to respond to what the other side has requested in his/her petition. Filing an answer gives you the right to be notified of the hearing.

In law, an answer refers to a defendant's first formal written statement to a plaintiff's initial petition or complaint. This opening written statement will admit or deny the allegations, or demand more information about the claims of wrongdoing.

After 10,000 signatures, petitions get a response from the government. After 100,000 signatures, petitions are considered for debate in Parliament. There's a different way to petition Scottish Parliament and petition Welsh Parliament.

There are different kinds of petitions. Some do have binding legal effect. Others are just collections of assertions of agreement by many people with a statement or opinion contained in the petition.

A petition is a statement regarding a particular issue that many people can sign to prove that they share the same concerns, agree with your position, or are interested in learning more about the cause. Remember that petition signatures are not votes, but simply express a general interest in your cause.

On a separate page or pages, write a short and plain statement of the answer to the allegations in the complaint. Number the paragraphs. The answer should correspond to each paragraph in the complaint, with paragraph 1 of the answer corresponding to paragraph 1 of the complaint, etc.

What happens when someone doesn't respond to a summons? ›

Although it might be tempting to ignore a summons and complaint, ignoring a lawsuit does not make it go away. And it could result in the court awarding a money judgment against you by default. That can lead to your wages being garnished, your bank accounts attached, or your property being taken!

Examples from Collins dictionaries

I received a summons to the Palace. She had received a summons to appear in court. The men were summonsed and last week 30 appeared before Hove magistrates. She has been summonsed to appear at St Albans magistrates' court.

Your signature holds sway. The number of signatures a petition has can measure public opinion and push decision-makers to respond. Plus, by signing petitions, you help advocacy groups and researchers understand the demographics of people interested in a particular issue, which can guide future strategies.

The petition is not properly notarized. Any part of the petition document is not filed in. The notary date is before the last required signature. accompany the petition.

Examples of petition in a Sentence

She filed a petition for divorce. We ask you to hear our petition. Verb The organization petitioned the government to investigate the issue. All people had the right to petition the king for help.

Affirmative defense—Examples

On [Date], after making the contract and the alleged breach, and before this action was commenced, defendant paid to the plaintiff the sum of [specify amount], which was accepted by the plaintiff in full satisfaction and discharge of the damages claimed in the petition.

Basically, you need to explain the reason you are filing, what you would like to see happen (the relief you are requesting) and provide specific examples of what occurred that makes you think the judge should give you what you are asking for.