Petition
Petitions are a game mechanic in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that require the player to gather signatures by talking to different villagers. One petition is given to fill out by Dr. Shrunk, while others may be handed out by different villagers living in town. If the deadline for a villager's petition has passed, the player has the option to throw the petition sheet after talking to the villager as it becomes a junk item.
Dr. Shrunk's Petition
After the mayor character has achieved 100% approval rating and unlocked T&T Mart, Dr. Shrunk will appear at their door asking for permission to open a live venue on Main Street. He will hand the player a petition form, which the player has to take to six different villagers living in town to sign. After the petition is filled and returned to Dr. Shrunk, Club LOL will open in the next five days. If the player rejects Dr. Shrunk's petition, they can get it from Isabelle later by selecting Club LOL from the list of Public Works Projects.
Villager Petitions
Various villagers may also hand a player character a petition to fill out. But unlike Dr. Shrunk's, theirs will require signatures from the villagers of other towns, meaning the player has to travel to fill them out. Also unlike Dr. Shrunk's, villagers' petitions have no impact on the game if completed other than a personal reward for the player. If the player manages to collect six signatures from out of town by the end of the day and return it, the villager will thank them and give them some form of reward, which is sometimes the villager's picture. If not, the villager will tell them the next day that they'd already submitted the signatures they already had.
List of petitions
Among petitions the player may receive from villagers are the following:
- An Official Town Bookmark (issued by Normal villagers)
- Appreciating Hipsters (issued by Smug villagers)
- Ban Bubble Gum on Benches (issued by Normal villagers)
- Ban Scary Clowns (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Banish Unsightly Blemishes (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Bring Back Fake TV (issued by Normal villagers)
- Celebrate Muscle Health (issued by Jock villagers)
- Competitive Nom-Nom Club (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Cute Animals Are Cute (issued by Smug villagers)
- Dreamers for More Sleep (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Endless-Dancing Sundays (issued by Smug villagers)
- Fondue for Everyone (issued by Normal villagers)
- Go Nuts for Nuts (issued by Normal villagers)
- Hair-Ball Emergency Center (issued by Uchi villagers)
- Knit Sweaters for Trees (issued by Normal villagers)
- Late-Night Snacks for All (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Let's All Ride the Bus (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Longer Naps for All (issued by Lazy villagers)
- Mandatory Fitness Testing (issued by Jock villagers)
- Mandatory Morning Muffins (issued by Peppy villagers)
- More Crayons per Box (issued by Lazy villagers)
- More-Fun Mondays (issued by Peppy villagers)
- National Karaoke Day (issued by Peppy villagers)
- National Monument to Naps (issued by Normal villagers)
- No More, Like, Icky Stuff (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Power-Hopscotch League (issued by Jock villagers)
- Reduce Paperwork or Else (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Remember the Golden Rule (issued by Smug villagers)
- Save the T-shirt (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Say NO to Noogies (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Scamper to Victory (issued by Normal villagers)
- Spider-Relocation Service (issued by Normal villagers)
- Spontaneous Hopping Day (issued by Jock villagers)
- Stubborn Old Man Day (issued by Cranky villagers)
- Support Sleep-In Sundays (issued by Peppy villagers)
- Tomboys Are People Too (issued by Uchi villagers)
- Yay Sports (issued by Snooty villagers)
- Scary Faces Are Still Faces (issued by Jock villagers)
- Wear More Hats (issued by Normal villagers)
- Why? Because I Said So (issued by Peppy villagers)
Gallery
<gallery> File:AppreciatingHipsters.jpg|An empty petition sheet File:AnkhaPetition.JPG|Ankha being asked to sign a petition File:TeddyPetition.jpg|Teddy notifying the player of the petition's passed deadline File:BenedictPetition.JPG|The player giving Benedict a complete petition sheet
