Template:Cite executive order/doc

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Purpose[edit]

This template allows for the easy citing and linking to of executive orders.

Syntax[edit]

Horizontal[edit]

{{cite executive order |number= |url= |date= |language= |post= |accessdate= }}

Vertical[edit]

{{cite executive order
| number = 
| url = 
| date = 
| language = 
| post = 
| accessdate = 
}}

Examples[edit]

All parameters specified[edit]

{{cite executive order
| number = 2007-01
| url = http://app.estado.gobierno.pr/Ordenes_Ejecutivas/2007/OE-2007-01.pdf
| date = {{date|2007-01-16|mdy}}
| language = Spanish
| post = Governor of Puerto Rico
| accessdate = {{date|2012-12-30|mdy}}
}}

will display as:

Exec. Order No. 2007-01 (January 16, 2007; in Spanish) Governor of Puerto Rico. Retrieved on December 30, 2012.

Number, year, and URL only[edit]

{{cite executive order
| number = 2007-01
| year = 2007
| url = http://app.estado.gobierno.pr/Ordenes_Ejecutivas/2007/OE-2007-01.pdf
}}

will display as:

Exec. Order No. 2007-01 (2007)

Parameters[edit]

Parameter	Description	Requirement
`number`	number of the executive order	required
`url`	URL hosting a copy of the executive order	optional
`title`	executive orders sometimes bear a title	optional
`date`	date the executive order was proclaimed	required
`language`	language in which the executive order was written	optional
`post`	government post held by the politician that proclaimed the executive order	optional
`accessdate`	date the URL hosting the executive order was accessed successfully	optional