New Mexico § 1-1-27.1 - Public official home address confidentiality; rulemaking
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-1-27.1 — Public official home address confidentiality; rulemaking, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1-27.1. Public official home address confidentiality; rulemaking
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to allow an elected or appointed public
official to designate as confidential the public official's home address as stated
in election- and financial-related disclosures filed with the secretary of state or
county clerks. A home address designated as confidential pursuant to this section is exempt from
disclosure pursuant to an Inspection of Public Records Act request and shall not be
published on a governmental website. Nothing in this section or the secretary of state's rule shall prohibit the disclosure
of the public official's home address if relevant to a judicial proceeding.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-1-27.1 cover?
Section 1-1-27.1 ("Public official home address confidentiality; rulemaking") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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