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Executive Order 13612
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
Signed by Barack Obama on May 21, 2012.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 13612: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture," last checked Oct. 3, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13612
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 3). Executive Order 13612: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13612
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 13612: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture." Last modified October 3, 2026. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13612.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_13612,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 13612: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13612}},
note = {Citation ID eo-13612; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/24/2012-12881/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-department-of-agriculture; last checked 2026-10-03; accessed 2026-10-03}
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