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He managed to get ten thousand signatures on a petition which he presented to Mayor West. When Mayor West ignored the petition Brian took him hostage.
Almost 10% of New Zealand's population signed the Save Manapouri petition, garnering 264,907 signatures in 1970.
I'm including actresses, because there are only 2 male actors: Meryl Street- 15 nominations, 2 wins. Katharine Hepburn- 12 nominations, 4 wins. Jack Nicholson- 12 nominations, 3 wins. Bette Davis- 10 nominations, 2 wins. Laurence Olivier- 10 nominations (for acting), 1 win.
As of January 24, 2017, 24 performers have been nominated for seven or more Academy Awards for acting:1. Meryl Streep (19 nominations, three wins).2. Katharine Hepburn (12 nominations, four wins).3. Jack Nicholson (12 nominations, three wins).4. Bette Davis (10 nominations, two wins).5. Sir Laurence Olivier (10 nominations, one win).6. Spencer Tracy (nine nominations, two wins).7. Paul Newman (nine nominations, one win).8. Marlon Brando (eight nominations, two wins).9. Jack Lemmon (eight nominations, two wins).10. Al Pacino (eight nominations, one win).11. Geraldine Page (eight nominatons, one win).12. Peter O'Toole (eight nominations, no wins).13. Ingrid Bergman (seven nominations, three wins).14. Robert De Niro (seven nominations, two wins).15. Jane Fonda (seven nominations, two wins).16. Dustin Hoffman (seven nominations, two wins).17. Cate Blanchett (seven nominations, two wins).18. Denzel Washington (seven nominations, two wins).19. Greer Garson (seven nominations, one win).20. Dame Judi Dench (seven nominations, one win).21. Robert Duvall (seven nominations, one win).22. Kate Winslet (seven nominations, one win).23. Jeff Bridges (seven nominations, one win).24. Richard Burton (seven nominations, no wins).
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13 Nominations, Won 3 Slumdog Millionaire - 10 Nominations, Won 8
People are not nominated by petition.
Petition
This may not be what you want to know. In states that have primaries for nominations, in order to get on the ballot a petition must be submiitted along with a few. The amount of the fee and the number of signatures on the petition varies with the state. Of course, the is also a deadline for the submission.
The number of signatures needed to pass a petition will depend on what type of petition it is and how it was set up at the beginning. There is no specific number as to how many signatures are needed for a petition to pass.
if it is for a cause its a petition
Probably once you get around 1,000 signatures you may be able to get your petition noticed.
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wiliam wilberforces petition contained 10,639 signatures
A petition is a list of signatures in support of, or against something.
initiative
a certain number of qualified voters in a district
There are several petitions already started to have the drinking age lowered, but if you would like to start your own petition, there are websites that can help you do this. Go Petition is a website that allows you to start your own petition after you sign up to join their website. If you would like to start a petition the old fashioned way, you just need to write a paragraph describing what the issue is you would like to change, and then you need to gather signatures.