10 USC 2670 – Use of facilities by private organizations; use as polling places
(a)
(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.
Supplies stored in buildings erected or used under this subsection are available to aid the civilian population in a serious national disaster.
Terms Used In 10 USC 2670
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
(b)
(2) A Department of Defense facility is a qualifying facility for purposes of this subsection if as of December 31, 2000—
(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 January 1, 1996.
(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)
(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.