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Petition on reuniting Alaska and Russia collects more than 7,000 signatures in just two days

24 March 2014 08:30 (UTC +04:00)

In order for the American authorities to officially respond to the petition, it needs to collect another 92,500 signatures before the 20th April. In November 2012, a petition on the White House website about Texas’s secession from the Union collected over 125,000 signatures.

The petition, entitled "Alaska Back to Russia", was created by an unnamed Anchorage resident on Thursday, and has gathered signatures from Alaska and several other states. It cites historical evidence of previous visitors and claimants for ownership of the territory.

The petition must reach 100,000 signatures by April 20, 2014, in order to be considered by the current presidential administration for review and an official response. The White House petition site currently has 120 petitions gathering signatures and awaiting consideration.