N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.37.8 - CONFIDENTIAL HOME ADDRESS DESIGNATION
A. A public official may submit a request for
designation of confidential home address using a form prescribed by the
secretary of state. A copy of the form shall be forwarded to the county clerk
of the county in which the official is registered to vote within seven business
days of submission.
B. After the
initial request, a public official with designated confidential home addresses
shall resubmit a confidential home address form every two years by February 1
of that calendar year to the secretary of state in order to maintain a
confidential designation. A copy of the form shall be forwarded to the county
clerk of the county in which the official is registered to vote within seven
business days of submission.
C.
Using a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a candidate for state,
county or local office may file a designation of confidential home address with
the proper filing officer when filing a declaration of candidacy. In cases
where the county clerk is the proper filing officer, the county clerk shall
send a copy of the designation to the secretary of state within one business
day of the filing. In cases where the secretary of state is the proper filing
officer, the secretary of state shall send a copy of the designation to the
county clerk of the county where the candidate is registered to vote within one
business day of the filing.
D. A
designation of confidential home address for a public official shall be void
upon failure to be elected to a state, county or local office.
E. Upon submission of a request for
designation of confidential home address, the public official shall provide a
mailing address other than the confidential home address which shall be
substituted on all election- and financial - related disclosures.
F. The secretary of state shall maintain a
list of public officials who have designated confidential addresses, and the
list shall be accessible by county clerks.
G. The home address of the public official
shall not be publicly disclosed or published on a governmental website so long
as a current request for designation of confidential home address has been
filed and the public official maintains their status as a public official, or
unless such request for designation is otherwise withdrawn in writing by the
public official on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
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