Paul D. Pate Secretary of State State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 |
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WEBSITE: sos.iowa.gov E-MAIL: sos@sos.iowa.gov |
OFFICE OF THE IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE | ||
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Snell Chief Deputy Secretary of State Mark.Snell@sos.iowa.gov (515) 242-5083 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2015 |
MEDIA ADVISORY
What: | Introduction of "Safe At Home" legislation. This legislation creates an address confidentiality program for victims of abuse, assault, stalking, and other people who feel at risk. |
Who: |
State Representative Dean Fisher, (R) from Garwin, Iowa and representing rural Black Hawk, Marshall, and Tama counties. Representative Fisher will be sponsoring the bill.
and Secretary of State Paul D. Pate |
Where: | Secretary of State's Office, State Capitol. |
When: | Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 3:30 p.m |
Why: | The "Safe At Home" bill is modelled after laws in 35 states. Safe At Home is an address confidentiality program. This bill helps victims return their lives to a state of normalcy. This program removes participants’ addresses from public records including voting registration records and creates a substitute address for mailing purposes. |
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