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U.S. Code/Title 10/§ 2670

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10 U.S.C. § 2670.Chapter 159

§ 2670

Use of facilities by private organizations; use as polling places

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((a)) ** .—** Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of any military department may issue a revocable license to the American National Red Cross to—

((1)) erect and maintain, on any military installation under his jurisdiction, buildings for the storage of supplies; or

((2)) use, for the storage of supplies, buildings erected by the United States.

((b)) ** .—**

((1)) Notwithstanding chapter 29 of title 18 (including sections 592 and 593 of such title) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may not (except as provided in paragraph (3)) prohibit the designation or use of a qualifying facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary as an official polling place for local, State, or Federal elections.

((2)) A Department of Defense facility is a qualifying facility for purposes of this subsection if as of —

((A)) the facility is designated as an official polling place by a State or local election official; or

((B)) the facility has been used as such an official polling place since .

((3)) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be waived by the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the military department concerned with respect to a particular Department of Defense facility if the Secretary of Defense or Secretary concerned determines that local security conditions require prohibition of the designation or use of that facility as an official polling place for any election.

((c)) ** .—**

((1)) Upon certification to the Secretary concerned by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary concerned shall allow accredited, paid, full-time representatives of the organizations named in , or of other organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to function on military installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that are on land and from which persons are discharged or released from active duty.

((2)) The commanding officer of a military installation allowing representatives to function on the installation under paragraph (1) shall allow the representatives to use available space and equipment at the installation.

((3)) This subsection does not authorize the violation of measures of military security.

§ 2669

Release: pl-119-84 (2026-04-18)

§ 2671

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