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.

Eligibility

To be a participant in the VoteSafe Program, you must meet the following requirements:

You must be a resident of the State of Georgia
You must be registered to vote in the State of Georgia
And, you must meet one of the following qualifications:
1. You have a protective order under O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4 or under a similar provision of law in another state;
2. 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
3. You are a bona fide resident of a family violence shelter, as defined in O.C.G.A. §19-13-20.

Process

You must submit a VoteSafe Application and 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.