11.   A groundswell of support ensued from faculty, staff and students who organized rallies, protest demonstrations and petition drives.

12.   A major participant in the petition drive is the local pharmacy, which stands to lose in a major way if the CVS opens a block away.

13.   A petition drive forced the City Council to call the election.

14.   A petition drive has started in Rochester.

15.   A petition drive and barrage of telephone calls and letters to the governor began that month.

16.   A recall petition drive already is under way.

17.   A petition drive roared through the county.

18.   About two years ago, independent hog farmers began a petition drive to force an election on the checkoff fund.

19.   AIDS activist Steve Michael launched the petition drive to get the medical marijuana question on the ballot to help district residents with the disease.

20.   But a strong push by Connerly and Gov. Pete Wilson helped jump-start the petition drive.