The War Department has issued a Military Voting Stand Down, publishing the notice on Oct. 2, 2026, as part of its commitment to ensuring all service members and their eligible family members can exercise their right to vote.
The publication, titled "Military Voting Stand Down," was released through the department's publications channel and is available as a PDF document.
"The War Department is committed to ensuring that all service members and their eligible family members can exercise their right to vote," the department said in the publication.
The notice carries no additional details beyond that stated commitment, and no further instructions, deadlines or procedures were included in the release.
The department did not provide a named spokesperson or any additional statements accompanying the publication.
The stand down notice appears among the department's regular publications, which also include press advisories, releases, transcripts, speeches and contracts.