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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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Safe at Home
Safe At Home Eligibility & FAQs
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 1-800-477-3632 for more information.
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 1-800-799-7233
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 505-883-8020
New Mexico advocacy groups with Safe at Home trained staff:
| ALAMOGORDO |
| C.O.P.E., Inc. 575-434-3622 |
| C.O.P.E., Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline 575-437-2673 |
| ALBUQUERQUE |
| Family Advocacy Center 505-243-2333 |
| Enlace Communitario 505-246-8972 |
| NM Coalition Against DV 505-246-9240 |
| PB&J Family Services 505-877-7060 |
| SAFE House Shelter 505-247-4219 |
| SAFE House Shelter 800-773-3645 |
| SAFE House Rapid Re-Housing 505-242-3633 |
| Rape Crisis Center of Central NM 505-266-7712 |
| Rape Crisis Center of Central NM 24 Hr. Hotline 505-266-7711 |
| DVRC (Resource Center) 505-843-9123 |
| DVRC (Resource Center) 24 Hr. Hotline 505-248-3165 |
| ANTHONY |
| La Casa, Inc. 575-882-3008 |
| ARTESIA |
| Grammy’s House 575-748-1198 |
| BELEN |
| Valencia Shelter 505-864-1383 |
| Satellite: Los Lunas 505-565-3100 |
| BERNALILLO |
| PB&J Family Services 505-867-2356 |
| CARLSBAD |
| Carlsbad Battered Family Shelter 575-628-0525 |
| Carlsbad Battered Family Shelter 24 Hr. Hotline 575-885-4615 |
| CHAMA |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba 575-588-7252 |
| CLOVIS |
| Hartley House 575-762-0050 |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline 575-769-0305 |
| DEMING |
| The Healing House 575-546-6539 |
| ESPANOLA |
| Crisis Center of Northern NM 505-753-1656 |
| ESTANCIA |
| Sanctuary Zone 505-384-0381 |
| FARMINGTON |
| Desert View 505-326-7878 |
| Desert View 24 Hr. Hotline 505-947-4471 |
| Family Crisis Center 505-325-3549 |
| Family Crisis Center 24 Hr. Hotline 505-564-9192 |
| Family Crisis Center 24 Hr. Hotline 888-440-9192 |
| New Beginnings Navajo United Methodist Center 505-325-7578 |
| GALLUP |
| Battered Families Services 505-722-6389 |
| Battered Families Services 24 Hr. Hotline 505-722-7483 |
| Battered Families Services 24 Hr. Hotline 800-722-6389 |
| GRANTS |
| Roberta’s Place 505-287-7203 |
| Roberta’s Place 505-287-7724 |
| HOBBS |
| Option, Inc. 575-397-1576 |
| LAS CRUCES |
| La Casa, Inc. 575-526-2819 |
| La Casa, Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline 575-526-9513 |
| La Casa, Inc. 24 Hr. Hotline 800-376-2272 |
| LAS VEGAS |
| Tri County Family Justice Center 505-718-7300 |
| LOS LUNAS |
| Valencia Shelter 505-565-3100 |
| Valencia Shelter 24 Hr. Hotline 505-864-1383 |
| MORIARTY |
| Torrance County DV Program 505-705-0925 |
| PORTALES |
| Hartley House 575-365-8541 |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline 575-769-0305 |
| RATON |
| Alternatives to Violence 575-445-5778 |
| RIO RANCHO |
| Haven House 505-404-9365 |
| Haven House 24 Hr. Hotline 505-896-4869 |
| Haven House 24 Hr. Hotline 800-526-7157 |
| ROSWELL |
| CASA Program 575-625-0112 |
| The Roswell Refuge 575-624-3222 |
| The Roswell Refuge 575-627-8361 |
| RUIDOSO |
| HEAL 575-378-6378 |
| HEAL 24 Hr. Hotline 866-378-6378 |
| C.O.P.E. 575-258-4946 |
| C.O.P.E. 24 Hr. Hotline 575-437-2673 |
| C.O.P.E. 24 Hr. Hotline 866-350-2673 |
| SAN JUAN |
| Peacekeepers DV Program 505-753-4790 |
| Peacekeepers DV Program 800-400-8694 |
| SANTA FE |
| Esperanza 505-473-5200 |
| Esperanza 800-473-5220 |
| Solace Crisis Treatment Center 505-988-1951 |
| Colace Crisis Treatment Center 24 Hr. Hotline 800-721-7273 |
| SILVER CITY |
| El Refugio 575-538-2125 |
| El Refugio 888-538-2125 |
| SOCORRO |
| El Puente 575-835-0928 |
| TAOS |
| Community Against Violence 575-758-8082 |
| Community Against Violence 24 Hr. Hotline 575-758-9888 |
| Peace Keepers DV Program 505-758-4527 |
| Peace Keepers DV Program 24 Hr. Hotline 505-753-4790 |
| Peace Keepers DV Program 24 Hr. Hotline 800-400-8694 |
| TIERRA AMARILLA |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba 575-588-7252 |
| La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba 24 Hr. Hotline 855-738-3400 |
| T OR C |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention 575-894-3557 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention 800-773-3645 |
| TUCUMCARI |
| Hartley House 575-461-4208 |
| Hartley House 24 Hr. Hotline 575-769-0305 |
| ZUNI |
| New Beginnings 505-782-4600 |
Upcoming Elections
City of Albuquerque Runoff Election: December 7, 2021
Municipal Officer Election: March 1, 2022
Primary Election: June 7, 2022
General Election: November 8, 2022