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Safe at Home
New Mexico’s statewide address confidentiality program administered by the Secretary of State to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or similar types of crimes to receive mail using the Secretary of State’s address as a substitute for their own.
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Unofficial Election Results
Results will become available after 7 PM on Election Day, November 2, 2021 and will be posted as they are received from the county offices.
Election Results Homepage
Election Day Voter Hotline
Toll Free: 1-800-477-3632
Santa Fe: 505-827-3600 Option 2
The Election Day Voter Hotline is available on Election Day, November 2, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM to assist voters with questions or concerns.
Voter Resources
Online voter resources include:
Safe at Home
Safe at Home Eligibility, FAQs & Resources
ELIGIBILITY
Safe at Home participants are:
- Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, stalking.
- Residents of New Mexico who have recently relocated to a place unknown to their abuser/stalker or are planning to move in the near future.
HOW TO APPLY
Survivors who wish to enroll in the Safe at Home Program, must apply to the program by filling out the forms included in the Safe at Home Application Packet while in the presence of an application assistant. An application assistant is a person who works or volunteers for a domestic violence or sexual assault program in New Mexico. The forms must then be notarized by a Notary Public in the presence of the applicant and application assistant. The application assistant will then submit the forms to the Secretary of State’s Office. Before applying, we encourage interested applicants to call the Safe at Home Program at the Secretary of State’s Office at
A parent or guardian may apply to the program on behalf of a minor or incapacitated individual.
Download the Safe at Home application packet here.
PROGRAM PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION
Once certified, the participant is assigned a substitute address and issued an identification card identifying the individual as a Safe at Home participant. The certification is in effect for three (3) years unless otherwise cancelled before the expiration date.
SUBSTITUTE ADDRESS
The substitute address assigned to a participant has no relation to their actual address. The address may be used as the participant’s residence, school and work address. Arrangements are in place with multiple state and local agencies to provide for exceptions to requirements for physical addresses.
IDENTIFICATION CARD
Each participant is issued a laminated identification card that identifies the individual as a program participant. The identification card includes the participant’s name, Safe at Home number, state seal, substitute address, and expiration date. In addition, the identification card contains the Safe at Home toll-free telephone number should questions arise about the program or the valid use of the card. Safe at Home participants must present their card to state and local government agencies for the substitute address to be accepted.
SERVICE OF PROCESS & MAIL
The Secretary of State’s office serves as each participant’s agent for service of process and for receipt of mail. Mail received at the substitute address is forwarded to the program participant. Participants agree to accept all mail forwarded to them by the Safe at Home program.
VOTER REGISTRATION & VOTING
Participation in the Safe at Home program allows eligible voters to apply to vote as an absentee voter. The participant’s confidential address will not appear on any list of registered voters made available to the public. Voter registration requests are deemed a permanent absentee ballot request. After becoming a participant in the program, and having received your signature card, the Secretary of State’s Office acts as the appropriate county clerk for purposes of voter registration. Participants can apply in person at the Secretary of State’s Office or by mailing a voter registration card.
A random identifier and verification code will be issued to the Safe at Home participant prior to an election. The identifier will serve in the place of the required voter identification and the verification code will be used instead of the voter’s signature.
Will any of my personal information be released? No, we will not disclose residential address, delivery address telephone number or email address of a participant unless the information is required to be disclosed pursuant to a court order.
Who will have access to my information? Access to all Safe at Home program records are restricted to Secretary of State staff members who are approved to access the records.
How do I vote? The voter shall vote exclusively by mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot. In each election that the voter-participant is eligible to vote, the Secretary of State’s Office (in collaboration with the applicable County Clerk) shall send a mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot to the voter-participant without requiring a request or application to receive a ballot.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
When a student presents his or her signature card, the school must accept the substitute address. The student DOES NOT have to disclose his or her actual address. For new registering students, confirmation of school district’s eligibility is handled by the Safe at Home staff.
PROGRAM CANCELLATION
The Secretary of State may cancel a program participant’s certification for any of the following reasons:
Failure to notify Safe at Home of a change in address seven (7) days prior to moving;
Mail forwarded by Safe at Home is returned undeliverable;
Providing false or incorrect information on the Safe at Home application;
Failure to notify Safe at Home of a name change within seven (7) days.
At the request of the participant
CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS
Program participants’ records are confidential, not subject to the Inspection of Public Records Act, and cannot be released by Safe at Home staff unless pursuant to a court order.
A participant’s residential or delivery address, telephone number and email address that are maintained by an agency are not public records and shall not be disclosed pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act while a person is a participant.
Agencies that receive copies of confidential substitute address identification cards submitted pursuant to this section shall use the participant’s confidential substitute address for all purposes.
A school district shall use a participant’s confidential substitute address as the participant’s address of record and, if necessary, shall verify a student’s enrollment eligibility with the Secretary of State.
A county clerk shall transfer all records related to a participant’s voter registration to the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act [1-6C-1 to 1-6C-9 NMSA 1978].
FURTHER RESOURCES
National Domestic Violence Hotline
NM Crisis and Access Line 1-855-NMCRISIS (662-7474)
The Allstate Foundation’s domestic violence program (formerly Purple Purse)
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
New Mexico advocacy groups with Safe at Home trained staff:
| ALAMOGORDO |
| C.O.P.E., Inc. |
| C.O.P.E., Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline |
| ALBUQUERQUE |
| Family Advocacy Center |
| Enlace Comunitario |
| NM Coalition Against DV |
| PB&J Family Services |
| SAFE House Shelter |
| SAFE House Shelter |
| SAFE House Rapid Re-Housing |
| Rape Crisis Center of Central NM |
| Rape Crisis Center of Central NM 24 Hr. Hotline |
| DVRC (Resource Center) 505-843-9123 |
| DVRC (Resource Center) 24 Hr. Hotline |
| ANTHONY |
| La Casa, Inc. |
| ARTESIA |
| Grammy’s House |
| BELEN |
| Valencia Shelter |
| Satellite: Los Lunas |
| BERNALILLO |
| PB&J Family Services |
| CARLSBAD |
| Carlsbad Battered Family Shelter |
| Carlsbad Battered Family Shelter 24 Hr. Hotline |
| CHAMA |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba |
| CLOVIS |
| Hartley House |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline |
| DEMING |
| The Healing House |
| ESPANOLA |
| Crisis Center of Northern NM |
| ESTANCIA |
| Sanctuary Zone |
| FARMINGTON |
| Desert View |
| Desert View 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Family Crisis Center |
| Family Crisis Center 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Family Crisis Center 24 Hr. Hotline |
| New Beginnings Navajo United Methodist Center |
| GALLUP |
| Battered Families Services |
| Battered Families Services 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Battered Families Services 24 Hr. Hotline |
| GRANTS |
| Roberta’s Place |
| Roberta’s Place |
| HOBBS |
| Option, Inc. |
| LAS CRUCES |
| La Casa, Inc. |
| La Casa, Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline |
| La Casa, Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline |
| LAS VEGAS |
| Tri County Family Justice Center |
| LOS LUNAS |
| Valencia Shelter |
| Valencia Shelter 24 Hr. Hotline |
| MORIARTY |
| Torrance County DV Program |
| PORTALES |
| Hartley House |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline |
| RATON |
| Alternatives to Violence |
| RIO RANCHO |
| Haven House |
| Haven House 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Haven House 24 Hr. Hotline |
| ROSWELL |
| CASA Program |
| The Roswell Refuge |
| The Roswell Refuge |
| RUIDOSO |
| HEAL |
| HEAL 24 Hr. Hotline |
| C.O.P.E. |
| C.O.P.E. 24 Hr. Hotline |
| C.O.P.E. 24 Hr. Hotline |
| SAN JUAN |
| Peacekeepers DV Program |
| Peacekeepers DV Program |
| SANTA FE |
| Esperanza |
| Esperanza |
| Solace Crisis Treatment Center |
| Colace Crisis Treatment Center 24 Hr. Hotline |
| SILVER CITY |
| El Refugio |
| El Refugio |
| SOCORRO |
| El Puente |
| TAOS |
| Community Against Violence |
| Community Against Violence 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Peace Keepers DV Program |
| Peace Keepers DV Program 24 Hr. Hotline |
| Peace Keepers DV Program 24 Hr. Hotline |
| TIERRA AMARILLA |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba 24 Hr. Hotline |
| T OR C |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention |
| TUCUMCARI |
| Hartley House |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline |
| ZUNI |
| New Beginnings |
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