In the first 10 months of 2012, it took an average of 18 days for a new petition to cross the 25, 000-signature threshold.
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The petition of concern requires 30 or more signatures and triggers a cross-community vote in the assembly.
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Voting on this motion was was postponed until the following day as a petition of concern had been posted meaning it would be taken on a cross-community basis.
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