"Truth be told, I never consider running for office until the petition process," he said.

It is very difficult to get a referendum on the ballot in the city through the petition process, let alone win the approval of the voters.

In most instances, the request for additional candidate identification on the ballot is an automatic part of the petition process.

She said additional nominations could be made by a petition process before April 15.

These cases do not go through the petition process.

Local party leaders generally supervise the petition process for the party's candidate.

But in the absence of any consensus on that, the petition process continues to pick up speed.

People involved in the petition process said that competing efforts would surely make for a tougher fight through the summer and fall.

It is the second time the petition process has been postponed.

Finally, reference is made to the petition process in the nomination of Supreme Court candidates.