Citizens 'petitions can only be made after a final verdict has been reached in a court case, and although private persons or civic groups can lobby LY members to petition on their behalf, both these routes are very time consuming.
人民聲請釋憲必須判決確定之後方可提出，雖然人民或社會團體可以藉由遊說立法委員，由立法院提出釋憲聲請，但這兩種方法皆曠日費時。