New Mexico Regulations § 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the public official maintains their status as a public official, or unless such request for designation is otherwise withdrawn in writing by the public official on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.