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Reopening a closed petition

Written by Nishanth Chandrasekar

Updated at March 3rd, 2026

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How to reopen a closed petition on Change.org

If you closed your Change.org petition by mistake, declared victory by mistake or want to continue collecting signatures on your petition, you can reopen it at any time. Reopening a closed petition on Change.org makes it active again, allowing supporters to sign once more.

How to reopen a closed petition on Change.org

Follow these steps to reopen your closed petition and start accepting signatures again:

  1. Log in to your Change.org account and navigate to the homepage.
    Change.org homepage showing the navigation bar with My petitions link and user profile icon
  2. Click My petitions in the header navigation to go to your profile page, which lists all the petitions you have started and signed.
    Change.org profile page showing Started petitions tab with a list of user's petitions including signature counts and dates
  3. From your list of started petitions, select the closed petition you want to reopen. You will be taken to the petition's dashboard, which provides an overview of its performance.
    Change.org petition dashboard showing petition title, Edit button, Share button, and petition overview with supporter count
  4. Click the Edit button to access the petition editing interface.
    Change.org Edit petition page showing the Edit petition and Settings tabs, with petition content editing area below
  5. Click the Settings tab next to "Edit petition."
    Change.org petition Settings page showing the Reopen Petition button
  6. Click the Reopen Petition button to reopen your petition.

Your Change.org petition will start accepting new signatures again once reopened.

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