Voter roll confidentiality
A separate filing with the state Secretary of State or county elections office that suppresses your home address on the voter file. Voter rolls are public in most states and feed commercial broker files within months of any update.
What this protection actually does
State voter rolls are public records in most states. Candidates, parties, and certain researchers can request the file. Those requests then leak downstream into commercial broker files within months. If you've ever wondered how a broker has the address you registered to vote at three years ago, this is usually how.
Voter roll confidentiality is a separate election from your agency public-records exemption. The agency election covers your work records. The voter election covers your registration record. File both.
How to invoke
Most states have a standardized form. File with the state Secretary of State or your county elections office. Some states (Colorado, e.g., HB25-1195) have specific first-responder voter confidentiality programs. Others gate it behind protective-order or ACP enrollment. The covered category list varies by state.
What it doesn't reach
Voter roll confidentiality binds the elections office. It doesn't bind:
- Broker files that already have your old voter registration. If you registered before electing confidentiality, the data has already leaked. The election prevents future leaks but doesn't pull back what's downstream.
- Other states where you're registered. If you registered to vote in two states (which can happen if you moved), file in both.
- Federal voter records. Federal voter registration follows federal law.
We sweep brokers continuously. Voter roll confidentiality is durable; broker removal is active.
State-by-state coverage
Per-state protection level for voter roll. Tap any state for the full state guide.
Strong coverage
26[Act 2021-335](https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/JUDGES%20LAW%20ENFORCEMENT%20LEGISLATORS%20ADDRESS%20CONFIDENTIALITY%20(002).pdf) — voter affirmation for judges, LE, legislators, spouses.
[Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-153](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00153.htm) — voter registration confidentiality.
[Cal. Elec. Code §2166](https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-elec/division-2/chapter-2/article-4/section-2166/) — confidential voter status for safety reasons.
[Colo. Rev. Stat. §1-2-204.5 (HB25-1195)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1195) — first-responder-specific voter confidentiality program.
[Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-50d](https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-9/chapter-143/section-9-50d/) — voter confidentiality.
[F.S. §119.071(4)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.071.html) — voter info confidentiality for protected persons.
[HRS §11-14.5](https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/title-2/chapter-11/section-11-14-5/) — voter confidentiality covers LE under life-threatening circumstances.
[10 ILCS 5/10-10.3](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/ilcs3.asp?ActID=85&ChapterID=2&ChapNum=5&ActNum=140&SectionNum=7) — voter confidentiality.
[Ind. Code §3-11-4-6; §5-26.5; §5-14-3-4(a)(1)](https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/address-confidentiality/) — voter confidentiality via ACP.
[Iowa Code Ch. 9E](https://protectourprotectors.iowa.gov/) — voter confidentiality via Protect Our Protectors ACP.
[K.S.A. 25-2309(i)](https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/victim-services/safe-at-home) — voter confidentiality via Safe at Home.
[Md. Code State Gov't §10-616; SBE form](https://elections.maryland.gov/forms/documents/Confidentiality%20Request%20Form.pdf) — voter confidentiality request form.
[M.G.L. c.51 §§4, 21, 44](https://www.mass.gov/regulations/950-CMR-4900-confidential-voter-registration) — confidential voter registration with documentation.
[Minn. Stat. §201.081, §201.091](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/201/full) — voter confidentiality via Safe at Home.
[Mo. Rev. Stat. §§589.660-684](https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/SafeAtHome/VoterRegistration) — voter confidentiality via Safe at Home.
[Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-331](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=32-331) — voter confidentiality.
[NRS 293.908](https://www.nvsos.gov/elections/sb79-request-for-confidentiality) — Request for Confidentiality available to officers, judges, families.
[N.J. Admin. Code §3A:71-11.1](https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-3A-71-11-1) — voter confidentiality for ACP and Daniel's Law participants.
[Ohio Rev. Code §111.44](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.44) — voter confidentiality.
[26 O.S. §4-115.2; 22 O.S. §60.14](https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-privacy-programs.html) — voter privacy programs for protected persons.
[ORS 192.368 plus OJD non-disclosure orders](https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/address-confidentiality.aspx) — voter confidentiality.
[Tenn. Code §40-38-607](https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-40/chapter-38/part-6/section-40-38-607/) — Safe at Home voter registration confidentiality.
[Tex. Elec. Code §13.004](https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/election-code/elec-sect-13-004/) — voter confidentiality election with county elections office.
[Va. Code §24.2-418(B)](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter4/section24.2-418/) — voter registration application confidentiality.
[RCW 40.24.060](https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=40.24.060) — voter confidentiality via ACP.
[Wis. Stat. §8.10(7)](https://elections.wi.gov/judicial-privacy-protection-laws) — voter confidentiality for judicial officers.
Moderate coverage
12[D.C. Code §4-555.05(c)](https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-534) — voter confidentiality for ACP participants.
[15 Del. C. §1303](https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-15/chapter-13/section-1303/) — confidentiality of voter addresses.
[Ga. Code §21-2-225.1](https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-21/chapter-2/article-6/section-21-2-225-1/) — limited voter file confidentiality.
[KRS 14.300 to 14.318](https://sos.ky.gov/safe-at-home/Pages/About-Safe-At-Home.aspx) — voter confidentiality via Safe at Home.
[21-A M.R.S.A. §122-A](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-a/title21-Asec122-A-2.html) — alternative registration for ACP participants.
[MCL 168.735a](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-168-735A) — voter confidentiality (limited scope).
[NMSA §1-1-27.1; NMAC 1.10.37](https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal-nmvote-org/public-official-address-confidentiality-request-form/) — public official voter address confidentiality.
[NY State Board of Elections - Confidential Registration](https://elections.ny.gov/confidential-registration) — confidential registration program, not officer-specific.
[100 R.I. Code R. §100-RICR-20-00-4.16](https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/rhode-island/100-RICR-20-00-4.16) — voter confidentiality.
[SD HB 1298 (2026)](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27282/304625) — voter confidentiality for LE, judges.
No officer-specific voter-roll confidentiality statute identified; Safe at Home provides general program.
[W.Va. Code §3-2-30](https://code.wvlegislature.gov/3-2-30/) — voter confidentiality (limited).
Weak coverage
10[ACLU lawsuit 2024](https://www.acluak.org/press-releases/civil-rights-groups-sue-alaska-division-of-elections-for-sharing-unredacted-voter-registration-list/) — limited; ACLU sued state in 2024 over voter list disclosure.
[Ark. Code §7-5-112](https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-7/chapter-5/subchapter-1/section-7-5-112/) — limited voter confidentiality.
[Idaho Code §34-437A](https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title34/T34CH4/SECT34-437A/) — limited voter confidentiality.
No officer-specific voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
No officer-specific voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
No specific officer voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
No specific voter confidentiality statute identified in research.
No specific officer voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
No officer-specific voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
[Wyoming election laws review](https://wyoleg.gov/InterimCommittee/2022/07-202208252-04SOSElectionlawsrelatingtopublicandconfidentialrecord.pdf) — limited confidentiality for voter records.
No coverage
3[LA SOS Voter FAQs](https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/RegisterToVote/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/Pages/default.aspx) — no specific officer voter confidentiality identified.
No officer-specific voter-roll confidentiality statute identified in research.
No officer-specific voter roll confidentiality statute identified.