More than 60,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Senate postpone Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation vote in the midst of a sexual assault allegation against him from decades ago.

The Change.org petition, which was started Sunday by a constituent of Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsClub for Growth to spend million in ads for Trump Supreme Court nominee Maryland's GOP governor says Republicans shouldn't rush SCOTUS vote before election The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November MORE (R-Maine), is well on its way to a 75,000-signature goal, with more than 60,000 signing by early Monday afternoon.

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“Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Supreme Court nominee, stands accused of a crime, and it will take a public outcry to ensure these allegations are investigated before the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on his confirmation,” the petition reads.

The petition asks the Senate to delay the vote until a full investigation has been done. Change.org noted in a release that the petition was the fastest growing on the website on Monday.

Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at California’s Palo Alto University, accused Kavanaugh of pinning her to a bed and attempting to remove her clothes when the two were in high school in the early 1980s. Ford identified herself and publicly spoke about the allegation for the first time in The Washington Post on Sunday.

Ford and Kavanaugh, who has denied the allegation, have both said they are willing to testify publicly.

Democrats and some Republicans are pushing the Senate to delay the vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation as more details about the accusation emerge.