{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-12896","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 12896: Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity","statement":"Executive Order 12896, \"Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity\", was signed on February 3, 1994 and published in the Federal Register at 59 FR 5515 on February 7, 1994.","record_date":"1994-02-03","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"Federal Register","url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/07/94-2904/amending-the-civil-service-rules-concerning-political-activity"},"last_checked":"2026-10-28","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=12896","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 12896: Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity,\" last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 12896: Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 12896: Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity.\" Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_12896,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 12896: Amending the Civil Service Rules Concerning Political Activity}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-12896; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/07/94-2904/amending-the-civil-service-rules-concerning-political-activity; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12896"}}