openpetition.de
Online petition platform where citizens collect signatures and send issues to German parliaments and municipal councils
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-27
About openpetition.de
openPetition runs an online petition platform where people start petitions, gather signatures and publish updates on each petition page. The platform also offers an open democracy tool for bringing online petitions to municipalities, a HomeParliament format for debates on current political issues, and the opn.vote project on secure digital voting.
Its users are citizens who start and sign petitions. Once a petition reaches the openPetition quorum, the platform forwards it to the elected members of the relevant parliament and asks them for a public statement. The organisation is financed exclusively through small donations from users and states that it does not accept influence from companies or political organisations.
Since 2010 openPetition has operated the platform; its founder Jörg Mitzlaff built it from a volunteer initiative. The organisation has been steward-owned since 2022. The website states over 17 million users, a team in the editorial and development roles, and servers located in Germany.
Product: Online petition platform with signature collection, petitioner advice, parliamentary statement requests, and the open democracy tool for municipalities.
Jobs at openpetition.de
Leadership
- Jörg Mitzlaff · FounderSource: company website
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