{"id":5698,"date":"2026-04-16T11:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/gemeenteraad\/e-petitie-of-referendum-starten\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:47:55","slug":"e-petitie-of-referendum-starten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/gemeenteraad\/e-petitie-of-referendum-starten\/","title":{"rendered":"Start an e-petition or a referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>E-petition<\/h2>\r\n<p>There are all sorts of things you might like to see in Apeldoorn. Or perhaps the council has plans that you feel should not go ahead. The Apeldoorn City Council\u2019s online e-petition portal ensures that your petition goes through the correct process and helps you submit it to the right person or people at the right time.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst-Zijblok\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst-zijblok\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You can start a petition via \u2026<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tekstblok_kolom1 col-12 col-md-8 editor\">\r\n<p>You can start a petition via petities.nl or another website. Or perhaps you\u2019d prefer to collect signatures on paper. If you wish to submit a petition to the municipal council, please contact the Council Secretariat of the Municipality of Apeldoorn via <a href=\"mailto:gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl\">gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl<\/a>\u00a0or the freephone number 14 055.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tekstblok_kolom_zijblok col-12 col-md-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-side-block text-side-block text-side-block-orange\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-side-block__title pb-3 text-break\">Petitions from Apeldoorn<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View the petitions from Apeldoorn on petities.nl<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/petities.nl\/petitions\/desks\/21?locale=nl&amp;page=3&amp;sorting=all\" class=\"cta-side-block__link\">Petitions from Apeldoorn<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<h3>Rules of the game<\/h3>\n<p>Would you like to submit a petition to Apeldoorn Town Council? If so, the following rules apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are a resident of the municipality of Apeldoorn or you have an interest in Apeldoorn.<\/li>\n<li>At least 600 people have signed your petition. This represents 0.5% of the number of eligible voters in Apeldoorn. If your petition receives 600 or more signatures, the Council Secretariat will contact you.<\/li>\n<li>Petitions from a commercial organisation and\/or petitions that serve a commercial interest will not be considered<\/li>\n<li>Any topic that is \u2018inappropriate\u2019 or offensive will not be considered<\/li>\n<li>A matter that is the subject of legal or local authority proceedings will not be considered<\/li>\n<li>A matter that constitutes a complaint will not be considered. There is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/melding-klacht-of-bezwaar\/\">complaints procedure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Grant applications are forwarded to the executive committee to be fully incorporated into the local authority\u2019s budget cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Procedure<\/h3>\n<p>The local council will deal with your petition as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The municipal council\u2019s executive committee will consider the petition. The executive committee consists of all the political group leaders and oversees all the council\u2019s work. The procedure for dealing with petitions may vary depending on the subject. As the petitioner, you will, of course, always be informed of the presidium\u2019s decision regarding the petition.<\/li>\n<li>The Presidium shall take a decision on how to proceed within two weeks of submission (excluding parliamentary recesses).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Online petitions:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You can submit it online (via the Apeldoorn portal on petities.nl, where you can enter the date of submission yourself; for petitions submitted via other websites, you can send an email before submitting to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl\">gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>You can submit them both online and \u2018in person\u2019, for example on a Thursday evening when the council is in session. If you wish to do so, please contact the Council Secretariat via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl\">gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can explain this during \u2018In conversation with the council\u2019 on Thursday evening. Please note: the council\u2019s executive committee sets the council\u2019s agenda and must first approve the inclusion of your topic. Scheduling a topic may also take some time. If you wish to explain your petition, you can \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/gemeenteraad\/in-gesprek-met-de-raad\/\">in discussion with the council<\/a>\u2018. Alternatively, you can contact the Council Secretariat directly:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl\">gemeenteraad@apeldoorn.nl<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Handbook<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/handboek.petities.nl\/wiki\/Hoofdpagina\">View the handbook on organising and supporting petitions<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Referendum<\/h2>\r\n<p>In Apeldoorn, it is also possible to hold a referendum at the request of the people of Apeldoorn. This allows the public to express their views on a decision taken by the council. The procedure for requesting a referendum is set out in\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/decentrale.regelgeving.overheid.nl\/cvdr\/xhtmloutput\/Historie\/Apeldoorn\/40965\/40965_1.html\">the Referendum Regulation 2005<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that, within three weeks of the council taking a decision, a so-called preliminary request is submitted to hold a referendum on that decision. The request must be supported by a sufficient number of signatures, namely 5% of the total number of people eligible to vote in the most recent local council elections.<\/p>\n<p>A formal request must then be submitted.  The conduct of the referendum itself is similar to the standard electoral procedure.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In een e-petitie kan kan een groep mensen een verzoek indienen bij de gemeente. 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