Georgia VoteSafe Program

State law requires the public availability of voter lists including names and address of registered voters. In 2009, the Georgia Legislature enacted a bill known as the VoteSafe program to provide for the confidentiality of residence addresses of certain registered voters who have been, or may be, subject to acts of family violence or stalking or currently reside in a family violence shelter.

You may be eligible for participation in the VoteSafe program if you meet the following eligibility requirements:

	You are a resident of the State of Georgia;
	You are a registered voter in the State of Georgia; and
	You meet one of the following qualifications:
	»	You have a protective order under O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4 or under a similar provision of law in another state;
	»	You have a restraining order or protective order under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-94 or under a similar provision of law in another state; or
	»	You are a bona fide resident of a family violence shelter, as defined in O.C.G.A. §19-13-20.

Application Process

	Submit a VoteSafe Application ; and
	Submit at least one of the following:
	»	VoteSafe Affidavit attesting that you have obtained a protective order or restraining order; or
	»	VoteSafe Resident Certification signed by the operators of a Department of           Human Resources (DHR) approved family violence shelter certifying that you are a bona fide resident of such shelter.
Submit all required documents to your county registrar.  Contact information can be found at:  http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/countyregistrarsindex.asp

Please remember, the VoteSafe program is only one part your safety strategy.  By itself, this program cannot keep a participant safe.