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1 Bridget Lavender, The Right to Petition in State Constitutions, Explained: Some States Protect Citizens' Right to Make Requests of or Complaints against the Government More Broadly than the Federal Constitution [1] (Bridget Lavender, The Right to Petition in State Constitutions, Explained: Some States Protect Citizens' Right to Make Requests of or Complaints against the Government More Broadly than the Federal Constitution)

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The Right to Petition in State

Constitutions, Explained


Some   states  protect  citizens  right to make   requests  of or

complaints against the government more broadly than the

federal  Constitution.

By Bridget Lavender IPublished: July 30, 2024

Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland North Carolina Vermont Minnesota New Mexico
New Jersey California New Hampshire Tennessee National





The right to petition one's government is among the most ancient in our legal system
- and is foundational to a healthy democracy.

Petition rights protect a range of activities, like writing to one's legislators or mayor,
signing a petition asking the city council to take a particular action, or even filing a
complaint in state court. The federal Constitution and 48 state constitutions include

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