The National Political Do Not Contact Registry - Stop Political Calls BLOG

Welcome

Hi,

Welcome to the National Political Do Not Contact Registry Blog.   If you would like to register your phone number at our main site, please click here.

What We Will Do:

1. We will collect your contact information.
2. We will send your contact information to ALL political parties, candidates, political action committees, and any other organization that makes political robo calls and ensure that they are told that you no longer want robo calls from them.

What is the NPDNC Registry and what do we do for you?

• Who:  We are a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization located in Washington, DC.   We receive no funding from outside organizations.   Funding comes directly from the voter.  That means you can be assured that we are independent and free from political influence.
  
• Action: We distribute our National Political Do Not Contact Registry database to politicians, political action committees, advocacy organizations and many other exempt groups and ask that they not call those voters that have registered.
  
• Advocacy: We are a non profit, non partisan Citizen Driven Movement advocating for a very simple change to a regulation: to add political robocalls to the Federal Do Not Call Registry.  Political calls are exempt from all regulation at this time.
  
• Legislation:  In 2008 we worked closely with Sen. Feinstein to help introduce the Robocall Privacy Act of 2008.  In 2009 and beyond we are encouraging Congress to introduce similar legislation and are working at the State level as well.
• Education: We work with candidates and advocacy grouops to educate them on the effectiveness (lack of) of political robo calls and encourage them to use alternate channels to communicate with voters.  Here is a link to data about this issue.
• Research We work with all interested groups (media, non-profits, others) to provide data, research and education on how robo calls impact voter's lives.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Regards,

Shaun Dakin
CEO and Founder

Political Action Committee Attempts to Over Ride State Laws That Ban Robocalls, Including Political Robos

Shaun Dakin, CEO, StopPoliticalCalls.org

STATEMENT

Citizens for Civil Discourse is dismayed that a Political Action Committee, in this case the American Future Fund, is asking the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to over ride individual state laws that ban all robocalls, including political calls.  There are many states in which robocalls, commercial and political, are banned.  Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon and Arkansas are a few in which residents of those states live free from having their dinner interrupted and babies woken up.

Comments are due today to the FEC regarding this attempt by the AFF to over ride all existing state laws that ban pre-recorded telephone calls (robocalls).  

The AFF's argument is that pre-recorded telephone calls are political speech and therefore should be regulated by the FEC rather than by individual states.  This is because the FEC regulates other forms of political speech such as advertising, such as TV ads.

My organization, Citizens for Civil Discourse, will be filling formal written comments to the FEC today in which we ask that the FEC deny AFF's request.  

We believe that each state has the right to regulate consumer issues and that the right to be free from automated pre-recorded telephone calls, regardless if they are political or commercial in nature, is something that every American demands. It is incorrect to believe that states are not able to regulate "instrumentalities" that become objects of use during a political or advocacy campaign. 

For example, state traffic laws affect campaigners going to and from events and gun laws are still applied to campaigners at pro-gun rallies.    As a result, just because a regulation impacts those in the political context does not mean the state is trying to regulate the political discourse.  Rather, issues like privacy, safe roads, and safety from violent harm are legitimate interests of their own that legislators at the state level must able to protect.

  Shaun Dakin

UPDATE:  The press has just written about this issue.

1. Star Tribune (MN) - Link here
2. Chicago Tribune (AP) - Link here

If you are interested, here is a link to a map of all state robocall laws.  Click here.

@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 10:28 RT @RonSupportsYou: 2 @steve_g2 Bloomberg spent so much money that it helped his opponent. ... *many* robocalls they received as harassment. #
• 10:37 DC Peeps - Take my survey on Northern Virginia Farmer's Markets ow.ly/AsPG (pls rt) #Green #
• 10:52 RT @nonprofitorgs: RT @haagendazsshops Haagen-Dazs to donate $1 for every Tweet tagged #helphoneybees from Nov. 5-11! bit.ly/3tDZDH #
• 11:01 Anyone get a robocall this wkend regarding #HCR? the NRSC / GOP did them Sat - Audio here - ow.ly/AgVk #p2 #hcr (pls rt) #
• 11:05 "block political calls" - Google Search Query ow.ly/At1C - example of owning a search term #p2 #
• 11:09 Good robocall --> RT @ffejbrown: Just got my robocall from Gamestop. My preorder of #MW2 is in! Happy Day! #
• 11:13 RT @NathanWurtzel: NJ GOP IDd 100000"s of Christie voters using volunteers, not robocalls. GW Bush did same in 04. There's a lesson there. #

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@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 10:54 RT @cellphoneMoola: Complaint Box Robocalls Spam, When the In-Box Is My Ear - New York Times tinyurl.com/y9wfdeg #
• 10:54 RT @opchuck: Frank Kratovil is in a learning mode. Who can you count on the base or robocalls. Are volunteers extraneous. Maybe so. #
• 11:03 Will Chris Kelly agree not to robocall in CA? "Facebook exec leverages online, offline friends in campaign" ow.ly/Aftc #robos #CAAG #
• 11:29 RT @jimgeraghty: GOP's health-care oriented robocalls going to voters in 55 Dem House districts right now: tinyurl.com/ycpw3xb #
• 11:33 Reading - LTE about how voters HATE #roboscalls "Dialing for a robotic reaction" Times Union - Albany NY:2971: ow.ly/AfUo #
• 11:39 Reports that GOP is making robos about heath-care into 55 DEM districts - ow.ly/AfZJ #hcr #p2 #tcot via @jimgeraghty #
• 12:00 (Anyone get 1? let me know - RT pls) GOP's health-care #robos hitting 55 Dem House districts right now: tinyurl.com/ycpw3xb #
• 12:04 RT: @Andy_Rudin Thankfully, the gubernatorial campaign is over in Virginia. What idiot(s) decided to use robocalls as a marketing tool? #
• 12:27 RT @ThePlumLineGS: Audio obtained of GOP robocall in dozens of Dem districts : tinyurl.com/ybkzed7 #hrc #p2 #tcot #
• 12:35 (Audio): GOP / NRSC Anti Health Care Robocalls into 55 Democratic Congressional Districts (Audio) ow.ly/AgVk #p2 #hcr #
• 12:38 Won't miss your robocalls - Retweeting @jimgeraghty/: Unfollow Saturday: Goodbye, @dougforcongress, @CreighDeeds, @JonCorzine. #
• 12:42 Robocalls reported being used by the GOP in the Health Care debate today. Any DEM calls? Audio here - ow.ly/AgVk #p2 #hcr (pls rt) #
• 18:02 RT @imkerry2: If you dislike robocalls, then follow @EndTheRoboCalls #
• 18:39 Robocalls reported being used by the GOP to stop Dem Votes on HealthCare- Any DEM calls? Audio here - ow.ly/AgVk #p2 #hcr (pls rt) #
• 20:49 RT @joshwolf: Just got a robocall from state Sen. @LelandYee. ....an illegal call as it wasn't introduced by a live human. Senator? #
• 20:50 RT @oddknock: @joshwolf Did it start by talking about "preserving health care" in SF? I got hit with a robocall just now, too. #
• 20:50 RT @tackyy: State Sen. Leland Yee: if you're gonna use fake callerID when you robocall me, at least use a believable fake number. #
• 21:30 Dear Senator Lee @LelandYee -there have bn reports U R making robocalls in CA. fyi..robos R ILLEGAL in CA. law here - is.gd/4GnIu #
• 22:08 Anyone get a robocall today regarding #HCR? the NRSC / GOP did them today - Audio here - ow.ly/AgVk #p2 #hcr (pls rt) #
• 22:36 Amazing. Guy living in South America gets CA Politician Robocall on his cell phone in SA #robos #p2 ow.ly/AnDP #

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GOP / NRSC Anti Health Care Robocalls into 55 Democratic Congressional Districts (Audio)

Greg Sargent of the Washington Post was able to get the audio from the NRSC that they are sending into 55 Democratic Districts today, as the House goes to vote on Health Care Reform.

Here is the audio:

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Here is the blog post from Greg about this issue.

Here is another article at the National Review about this as well.  This article has the full list of of 55 Democratic districts.

Do you get one?  Let us know.

The Republican List of 55 Nervous Democrats

Republicans are now using robocalls, urging voters to call their congressman to express their concerns about Pelosi's health care legislation, in the following House districts, grouped by position:

 LEAN NO (13)

1.      Berry - AR

2.      Boucher - VA

3.      Boyd - FL

4.      Costa - CA

6.      Donnelly - IN

7.      Hill -IN

8.  Holden - PA

9.  Massa - NY

10.  McIntyre - NC

11.  Moore - KS

12.  Nye - VA

13.  Pomeroy - ND

UNDECIDED (34)

1.      Arcuri - NY

2.      (Apparently this member changed their position; my guess is Adler went here)

3.      Bean -IL

4.      Boccieri - OH

5.      Boswell - IA

6.      Cardoza - CA

7.      Carney - PA

8.      Chandler - KY

9.      Costello - IL

10.  Cuellar- TX

11.  Davis, A. - AL

12.  Driehaus - OH

13.  Giffords- AZ

14.  Halvorson – IL

15.  Himes - CT

16.  Kagen - WI

17.  Kanjorski - PA

18.  Kildee - MI

19.  Kind - WI

20.  Lipinski – IL

21.  Markey - CO

22.  Michaud - ME

23.  Mollohan - WV

24.  Murphy, S. - NY

25.  Oberstar - MN

26.  Owens - NY

27.  Perriello - VA

28.  Rahall - WV

29.  Rodriguez - TX

30.  Schrader - OR

31.  Snyder - AR

32.  Space - OH

33.  Teague - NM

34.  Titus - NV

35.  Wilson (OH)

LEAN YES (8)

1.      Bishop, S. - GA

2.      Connolly - VA

3.      Dahlkemper - OH

4.      Kaptur - OH

5.      Murtha - PA

6.      Polis - CO

7.      Schiff - CA

            8.      Smith, A. - WA

Dialing for a robotic reaction -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:2971:

Dialing for a robotic reaction -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:2971:.

This is one of the best letters to the editor about robocalls I've seen in a long time:

Dialing for a robotic reaction

By MARK DALTON First published: Saturday, November 7, 2009

Now that the general election has come and gone, I can resume answering the phone, much to the relief of my 22-year-old daughter, who like many of her generation, becomes unnerved when anything is allowed to ring more than twice. Facing chastisement, I have begged her to understand that my nerves have been shattered by robo-calls. I am desperately hoping that we have reached the low-water mark in remote-control stumping. Robo-calls have now conditioned me to seize up at any jingling sound. Instead of salivating like Pavlov's pooches, my psyche withdraws into a fetal position and whimpers, "Go away!" The negative reinforcement has even caused me to shun human political contact. Once during primary season, the doorbell rang and I fled for fear of having to listen to a real campaigner who sounded like a robo-caller. So there I was, cowering in my kitchen like the fool who didn't stock up on Halloween candy, dreading to even peek through the curtains to see if perhaps it wasn't a political hack, but instead a cop with my car and a tow truck. And even though I did stock up for Halloween, last Saturday night was still hell. Doorbell rings, I jump. Phone rings, I jump higher. A kid in a Jerry Jennings mask would have sent me around the bend. Jerry, in fact, called on Monday. Well, the Jerry-Bot. Now, I've been glad-handed by hizzoner in person and found him to be affable enough, but the Jerry-Bot recording was so automatonic, it gave a new meaning to "political machine." Why do our pols think this kind of harassment works? Perhaps they have polls -- from companies that also do robo-calls -- that prove its effectiveness. But after pressing our flesh and kissing our babies, must they destroy our dinners like telemarketers? Perhaps it's not a matter of public outreach, but public health. The last thing politicians want is physical contact with an electorate that might harbor H1N1, although if any breed of human would be immune from swine flu, it would probably be our clamorous ruling class. My frustration has gotten so extreme that I will now talk to pollsters only for the delight of lying to them. There is nothing like the sense of payback I get from reading the results of a poll I have skewed. It's perversely empowering to chuck a handful of sand into the well-oiled political machinery. But there's more we can do besides lying to pollsters. Next election season, if you get a robo-call from candidate A, vote for candidate B. If the B campaign also ruins your dinner, take the next step: Write in Mickey Mouse, or Donald Duck, or Goofy. In the world of Pavlovian politics, electing Mickey, Donald or Goofy might be the only way to condition robo-calling politicians and make them realize they've shot off their clay feet by invading our homes. There is however, a potential downside. If we happen to elect an actual cartoon character as our next mayor, we may suffer this: "Hi, I work for the Walt Disney Company, and I would like to tell you why I'm voting for….." Seem far-fetched? Well, consider that Zenia Mucha is Disney's head of corporate communications. Remember her, Albany? Before heading to the magic kingdom, she was the feisty head flak for George Pataki. Mark Dalton is a writer, theater director and longtime Albany resident.

@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 23:53 Dear @CK4AG (Chris Kelly) - CA law bans robocalls. Since you are running for AG, might be good if you pledge never to use them. #
• 23:59 petition @CK4AG to to pledge not to make robocalls in his run for AG #CAAG act.ly/xm RT to sign #actly #
• 00:13 Just wrote a Google Sidewiki entry on "Kelly For Attorney General" bit.ly/X124n --> Don't Robocall! #
• 00:16 #CAGOV #CAAG: All CA Robocall Petitions On One Page - Just pick one (or two) Twitter And Go! ow.ly/zKxT #
• 00:20 OK we are almost at 3,000 followers. Who is going to push it over the top? ! #robos #p2 #topprog #gov20 #TCOT #TLOT #
• 00:22 (RT PLS) petition @JerryBrown2010 to Not robocall voters in CA during his campaign. #TCOT #P2 act.ly/nl RT to sign #actly #
• 00:25 Ask that Chris Kelly (running for CA Attorney General) not robocall voters during his campaign. act.ly/xm act.ly/Rij #
• 00:26 Ask that Chris Kelly (running for CA Attorney General) not robocall voters during his campaign. #privacy act.ly/Rij #
• 00:27 (RT) Ask that Chris Kelly (running for CA Attorney General) not robocall voters during his campaign. #privacy act.ly/Rij #
• 07:42 RT @CheriW52: Robocalls are PHONE SPAM! #
• 07:42 RT @CheriW52: Make a pledge that for every robocall received from a politician you donate $ to his/her opponent. Take the pledge! #
• 15:56 RT @satnightspecial: NRA RoboCall: Should Third World Dictators -- And Hillary Clinton -- Dictate Our Gun Rights? is.gd/4P66C #p2 #
• 15:56 RT @Andy_Rudin: Thankfully, the gubernatorial campaign is over in Virginia. What idiot(s) decided to use robocalls as a marketing tool? #
• 16:44 Great LTE in today's Post about robos --> Democratic robo-calls turn off a Virginia voter ow.ly/zYtD #p2 #tcot #privacy #
• 16:45 Another !!! Awesome LTE in the Post > Signs of hypocrisy in political telemarketing and road signs - ow.ly/zYvm fyi @NancyScola #p2 #
• 17:02 Are you a Progressive Comm in DC? 1) Follow @pcdcntwk 2) @ reply with your name and ask to be on the PCDC Twitter List > ow.ly/zYIG #
• 17:55 Reading: Two Letters To The Editor in the Washington Post Blast Political Robocalls ow.ly/zZko #p2 #tcot #
• 18:24 RT @ejoep: Getting push-polled by a robocall right now. #
• 18:45 Dear @Joe_Abbey - how did those robocalls turn out for Deeds? More at WaPo - ow.ly/zZko #p2 #tcot #VAGOV #

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Two Letters To The Editor in the Washington Post Blast Political Robocalls

Shaun Dakin, CEO, The National Political Do Not Contact Registry - StopPoliticalCalls.org

Writing a letter to the editor can seem to be an exercise in futility, particularly when you write to one of the large national daily papers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post.

That is why I was in complete surprise that the Washington Post today published two letters about Voter Privacy Rights (neither from me).  The surprise is that the Post took up very valuable space to publish two letters that essentially have the same overall purpose and perspective.

It is time for another LTE from me!

Letter One can be found here and below:

Signs of political hypocrisy

Friday, November 6, 2009

Here are a couple of thoughts after this off-year election: Why is it that I can be on a federally mandated do-not-call list that applies to just about everyone except those who make the law? Why does it remain illegal in our area to post signs within roadway rights of way, except for those who make the law?

Every time I receive a call during election season and every time I see our roads littered with political signs, it only serves to remind me of the hypocrisy of those whom we elect.

David C. Sullivan, Sterling

Letter Two can be found here and below:

Sorry, Democrats, wrong number

Friday, November 6, 2009

I have been a reliably Democratic voter for more than three decades, but this year no Virginia Democrat got my vote. Why? It's not that my political philosophy has changed. It's not that I'm disillusioned with the candidates. I've simply had it with the robo-calls.

What idiot consultant told them this was the way to get their message out?

Here's the message I get:

(1.) We have no respect for your time or intelligence (2.) We have no real volunteers, so we hired this service (3.) That donation you made last year -- this is how we are spending it.

There won't be any more of those, either.

Stephen R. Coffee, Falls Church

@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 00:22 RT @annnoonan: Researching why a Brooklyn bishop would robocall for a candidate who is not pro-life ... #
• 00:22 RT @VoxAZ: Wow. RoboCall from Newt Gingrich. Long & boring, even *if* he had any credibility left #NY23 #sgp #tcot #
• 00:22 RT @BrunoSpeak: Gotta love the day after the election! No robocalls, no political ads...and Virginia has returned to its senses. #
• 00:50 Reading - Bloomberg Meets the Law of Diminishing Returns. #robos #NY #p2 ow.ly/zokd #
• 11:33 RT @mediagadfly: Holy hell. Just got a robo-call poll to gauge my feeling on #hcr proposals that will "INCREASE ABORTIONS IN AMERICA". #
• 12:09 Reading - Listening - #WI - State Rep --> Pulling the plug on robocalls ow.ly/zAOh #
• 13:03 RT @celticmamax3: @akaBigEars Robo-Call. I love it. I will have to borrow that term! Creepy for sure! #
• 15:14 Google Search today "do not call register for republican party" - Google Search ow.ly/zDYS #TCOT #
• 15:40 More on a book in which I'm a contributor > About Face: The Dramatic Impact of the Internet on Politics and Advocacy ow.ly/zEsq #
• 15:45 Great letter to the editor --> Political calls waste cell time -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:479: ow.ly/zEz7 #
• 16:47 Follow HashTag #FTHood for the shootings as well as account @FtHoodShootings (tip: set up a column in @Tweetdeck) #
• 17:12 I scored 100% on the Govt Tech Innovators WashPost Quiz. The avg score is 28. Think you can beat that? bit.ly/3Zs0YH #
• 17:20 I know the election is over when my @tweetdeck column for "ROBOCALLS" has fallen silent :) #

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@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 23:05 Fun. Story with my interview on CBS TV in NY this evening on #robos is.gd/4Mwje #
• 23:05 RT @MujeebS: The thing that makes me happiest abt the end of the election season is that thr will B no more robocalls. My voice mail thx U. #
• 23:06 RT @twealestatenj: @AmandaCarpenter NJ resident. Scandalized by sheer volume of robo calls. ovr a dozen. Plus leafletting. #
• 23:06 RT @LJSearles: NY-23 Voters Mistake Doug Hoffman’s Calls for Robocalls #
• 23:07 RT @DavidRein: @andishehnouraee I got the world's worst robocall from Andrew Young 4 #atlmayor ystrday. Smug & clueless at the same time. #
• 23:07 RT @SandiSolow: Grrr: RT @andishehnouraee: Fans of robo-calls rejoice! it's looking lk a Norwood vs. Reed run-off on Dec 1. #
• 23:08 RT @bedmison: In my regime, robocalls will be banned. Want my vote? But a really body on the line. Robots do not have a 1st Amendment right. #
• 23:10 Are Robocalls Effective? #robos ow.ly/z3eW #
• 23:15 RT @ninapilar: #losemynumber ROBOCALLS --->>Lesson to ppl running in 2010, please STOP SPAMMING US. #
• 23:32 If only this were true --> The Mudflats » Palin’s Virginia Robocalls May Not Be Legal. ow.ly/z3p7 #VAGOV #
• 23:32 Tonawanda News - POLITICS: Ninth district political message upsets NT residents ow.ly/z3pr #
• 23:33 RT @BillP: All the politicians who used Robocalls to contact me were defeated except one. YAY! #CRelection #
• 23:39 RT @rossmcgilvray: Attention Mike McGinn Robo-Call: at 8:38 PM on election night in a state with mail in ballots...YOU'RE TOO LATE. #
• 23:40 Good night all. Sweet dreams with no robocalls in the (near) future. #
• 23:41 Funny --> Robo-Call Reminding Me to Vote TOMORROW ow.ly/z3uw #robos #Boston #MA #
• 23:59 Wow #VAGOV Data - only 10% of voters under 30 vs. 21% in 08 - A different electorate - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com ow.ly/z3Bv #
• 00:01 Fun - My photo of my #VAGOV polling place on Politico today - On the ground in Virginia: Energized Republicans - ow.ly/z3Ce #
• 00:14 RT @mrsdermody: The election is over. Still getting robocalls. Give it up politicians. #
• 00:17 RT @plitwin: At 9:12PM I get a robocall from McGinn for Mayor campaign: I'd like to retract my vote for you 4 harassment, Mike #
• 00:21 Funniest hashtag of today? What the DEMS threw into #VoteFraud. Really pissed the GOP off fyi.. @benpolitico #
• 00:23 OK. now #NY23 can go back to "abuting" Canada and no one really caring much about what goes on there. #
• 00:25 RT @j_hutchinson: @MaineFlyBoi I received 6 deceptive robocalls over the last two days about voting yes on question 1. I'm not surprised. #
• 10:05 RT @youseless: I got so many robocalls from Mayor Bloomberg yesterday I didn't have time to vote #
• 10:05 RT @BrianMerritt: Regional First day without robocalls day! #
• 10:06 RT @bilfazjr: Day after election day. No more robo-calls for at least two years. #
• 10:06 RT @ScottGentzen: With the elections over, does that mean I get a year off from robo-calls? Do Not Call list for political robocallers? #
• 10:07 RT @InsidePerimeter: RUNOFF? Runoff election? Aw crap, that means more RoboCalls. Forgive me if I unplug my phone until runoff election day. #
• 10:07 RT @matuzalem: #WIN Bloomberg spent 100 Million on his campaign & last-minute robocalls, yet he "Barely won". #
• 10:07 RT @phonenumberrev: bit.ly/190H1j Analysis of an Uninvited Campaigner ~ Ralph & Sarah's Robocall.. bit.ly/2TSzLm #
• 10:08 RT @ChairmanMoww: Dems mistake: Not encouraging more Palin robocalls in VA and NJ. #p2 #tcot It could have made the difference. #
• 10:08 RT @plitwin: @mcginnformayor STOP your harrassing robocalls after 9PM on election day. I'd retract my mail in vote for u now if possible! #
• 10:11 (Audio) #NY23 Biden’s robocall for Owens - timesunion.com - Albany NY ow.ly/zblz #
• 10:17 Reading - Tamar Abrams: Election Day in Virginia: The Sounds of Silence ow.ly/zbtn #VAGOV #
• 10:22 #NJGOV - Automated campaign calls need to stop MyCentralJersey.com ow.ly/zbyn #
• 10:23 RT @bsrob: Does anyone even play the robocall messages on their answering machine...or just hit the delete key at the 1st of a wrd? #
• 10:32 Couple of photos of the "morning after" the election #VAGOV ow.ly/zbJ4 - all that is left are the signs, both winners and losers. #p2 #
• 10:33 RT @everettlane: Voter: "Did U robocall me? If U did I wnt vote 4 U." Pechefsky: "I'm the Green candidate, I cnt afford 2 robocall U." #
• 12:03 RT @CorvetteForum: Something We cn All Agree On: R political robo-calls not the most annoying thing during campaigns?. bit.ly/3m2ze6 #
• 12:25 (Pls Rt) Reports that Plouffe / @VikingBooks are using robocalls for marketing book tour > ow.ly/ze3E < Anyone else? Let me know. #
• 12:34 Own the issue on Google > "obama robo call audio" - Google Search ow.ly/zeiZ #
• 12:43 WOW.. so many hot girls just followed me today ! I'm so popular ! Twitter / People who follow EndTheRoboCalls ow.ly/zevD #
• 12:49 Poll: How did robocalls influence your vote? #NJGOV #VAGOV #NY23 poll.fm/1bddy #
• 12:59 (PLS RT) POLL - How did robocalls influence your vote? ow.ly/zeQc (#NJGOV, #VAGOV, #NY23 #CA10) #
• 13:12 #TCOT #P2 #VoteFraud (PLS RT) POLL - How did robocalls influence your vote? ow.ly/zeQf #
• 13:22 Dear @CarlyforCA - Good luck as a Sen. Candidate. Just know, we'll be watching you. Will you abide by CA law that bans robocalls? #robos #
• 13:44 #robos (Audio) Rick Perry’s first anti-gay campaign robo call ow.ly/zfz0 fyi @digitalsista @DrDigiPol @NancyScola #
• 13:45 RT @_ccm: I hang up on robocalls. Sorry... but that's the truth. #
• 15:16 BOOOOO ! RT @WinningCalls: #RoboStory from another satisfied WinningCalls.com robocall customer: "Thank U 4 all yr help!!!! We WON!!!! #
• 15:29 RT @SavvyAtlGirl: Ugh, not looking forward to runoff robocalls #
• 16:26 RT @seattlerockgal: Now that this election is over - one thing I'm really happy about - no more robo-calls. #
• 16:27 RT @epolitics: Last chance to register for tomorrow's e-voter institute webinar on the 2010 elections. bit.ly/3M2YYA #
• 17:01 My post thanking OFA (Obama's org) for improving #privacy in their Neighor to Neighbor app in today's @techPresident ow.ly/ziJ5 #

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POLL - How did robocalls influence your vote?

If you got a robocall and voted this year, please take this poll:

@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 07:45 #HashTagTues - hashies to follow today > #njgov #vagov #ny23 #ca10 (all election related). What are yours? (Pls rt) #
• 08:40 RT @carr2n: Dear All Political Parties: I did my duty and voted. Please quit with the robo calls, fer crying out loud. #
• 08:40 RT @wikidsystems: RT @lance: @ajc I hope that the ATL mayoral election is determined by an inverse robocall algorithm. #
• 08:40 RT @kara_h: @endtherobocalls did not vote 4 any1 that robocalled, more should do that #
• 08:47 RT @cuajitoben: Off 2 vote 4 a new Governor. At times lk ths I ask myself, "Which candidate had the least irritating robo-call campaign?" #
• 08:50 #HashTagTues -> RT @publichistorian: Voted in my 4th Detroit city election this year! I was #12 in Corktown at about 8. #votereport #
• 08:51 RT @DanInTheCity: Thinking @mikebloomberg lost my vote with all his robo calls in the last 5 days #
• 08:52 .@DanInTheCity really? cool - "Thinking @mikebloomberg lost my vote with all his robo calls in the last 5 days" #
• 08:53 RT @stevegarfield: Dear Robocallers, I voted. Don't call me anymore. #
• 08:56 RT @coderforchrist: @wezlo A local station had an article online recently abt that; the no-robo-call law gives politicians an exemption. #
• 08:56 RT @stevensantos: Once Election Day is over, I'm going to set up a robo call service that calls politicians all day. #
• 08:57 .@stevensantos srsly? giv me a call... ! "Once Election Day is ovr, I'm going 2 set up a robo call service that calls politicians all day." #
• 09:25 RT @thehotline: NY-23: Voters have received robocalls from Obama on behalf of Owens, and from Giuliani for Hoffman: bit.ly/3bs9l7 #
• 09:27 Voted! - #VAGOV #22014 1 min line. paper ballot. #
• 09:32 RT @BillP: Heading out to vote today for any candidate who didn't annoy me with a robocall. #
• 09:32 RT @rrothfeldt: ...And I just rcvd my 1st robocall of the day. Too Late! Already voted! #
• 09:36 Pretty Cool. StopPoliticalCalls.org featured in the NY Times! is.gd/4M2en #VAGOV #NJGOV #p2 #TCOT #
• 09:42 #VoteReport #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 -->RT @benpolitico: If you're out there amidst the voting, let me know what you're seeing is.gd/4M2aD #
• 09:43 RT @dougchapinjr: Me 2 please RT @carr2n: Dear All Political Parties: I did my duty & voted. Please quit w/ the robo calls, f #
• 09:43 RT @CindyOlson: @DanintheCity ;RoboCalls aside, please vote for candidate you think would do the best job for NYC. #
• 10:06 RT @PhilAlbinus: Last nite we got a robocall from Bill Clinton ..... He either recorded this from his SUV or he has a cold. #
• 10:06 RT @Georgia_Teacher: @CheddarChad Whenever I receive a campaign robo call, I note the name 2 ensure that I vote 4 his/her opponent. #
• 10:11 RT @michstjame: nevr had so many robocalls in an odd year Hotly contested races, but, wow, 11 calls in the last hour is a bit much. #
• 10:11 RT @CheddarChad: I will be so glad when today is over. I'm tired of these robo-calls! I will vote how I want to! No robo-call will sway me! #
• 10:11 RT @SNBCSinger: RT @kerrydougherty: Election Day in Virginia! - and the end of all the robocalls and negative ads - yay! #
• 10:28 RT @amandabee: Sigh. Phone banks aren't actually any better than robocalls. If I get up from my couch there better be a reason. #
• 10:33 #HashTagTues - Election Day - #VoteReport #VoteFraud #NJGOV #VAGOV #HoustonMayor #NY23 #CA10 #prop1 #p2 #TCOT #
• 10:45 Reading about #MA Voter #privacy Rules --> Boston prepares for municipal election ow.ly/yTjV #
• 10:46 #VAGOV - Just saying. I hate that "poll watchers" hear our names in the polling place from DEM and GOP peeps. Invasion of #privacy #
• 10:47 RT @LesBlatt: Dear politicians: for the record, I HAVE VOTED TODAY. Take me OFF the damned robocall machines. You're too late. #
• 11:06 AUDIO RT @indabuff: New blog post: Alice Kryzan robocall fail... is.gd/4M5Or #NY #robos #
• 11:08 Reports of #robos by #Palin in #NJGOV race ==> ow.ly/yTGN #p2 (sounds like what she did in #VAGOV as well) Audio anyone? #
• 11:24 RT @MayBeeTweet: I'm going to start making some robo calls. #
• 11:24 RT @MajoratWH: Robo calls NY-23 today. Bill Clinton and Dede Scozzafava for Bill Owens (D). Frm NYC Mayor Giuliani for Hoffman (C). #
• 11:25 RT @americanpapist: new post: Huh? Bishop ......records robo-call in support of pro-abortion, ant.. bit.ly/3rvJtx #
• 11:27 RT @kevin_brehm: The next NJ candidate who Robocalls my home is NOT going to get my vote. Please let it be Corzine! #
• 11:35 BREAKING - Dems continue robocalls to GOP voters urging vote for Daggett - Politicker - #NJGOV #robos ow.ly/yUat #
• 11:36 RT @samyoon Calling undecideds. Real person = welcome relief amid sea of robocalls. #bostonelection pic.gd/1a557e #
• 11:39 Interesting use of Hashtag by GOP. No DEM response to #VoteFraud ow.ly/yUd8 (#VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #CA10) #
• 11:45 RT @LiamTSullivan: I'm celebrating the end of mayoral/city council robocalls 2day & bracing myself 4 special Senate election robocalls. #
• 11:45 RT @Coty: @lance Amen to that. Got home last night after being out of town to find 12 of 13 home voicemails were robocalls. #
• 11:46 RT @ohryankelley: @samyoon UGH, robocalls. #
• 11:47 Guess what? Just #VOTE - #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #CA10 - or anywhere else where YOU can make a difference. Go, now! #
• 12:00 RT @mxicc: New Jersey Dems paying for robos ow.ly/yUAb This happens in 3 party races, but it's still smarmy. Either team. #
• 12:06 Anyone have robocalls to report / audio to share? Send them my way! (pls rt) #njgov #vagov #ca10 #ny23 #p2 #tcot #votefraud #
• 12:06 RT @xunker: I was woken up at 6:30 2day by a robo-call w/ a candidate asking me 4 my vote in a district in CT. I live in Utah. #WTH? #
• 12:08 RT @gopnews: Fox News' Mike Huckabee Does Robo Calls For Virginia Voters - News Hounds (blog) bit.ly/1M1myf #
• 12:17 RT @andreameyers: Election Day and still getting robo calls. Enough already. #
• 12:17 RT @politeracy: @jimgeraghty Is it true, as I have been told, that robo calls are illegal in NJ? #
• 12:18 RT @prespolitics: TPM Election Central: Giuliani, Pataki Record Robocalls For Hoffman bit.ly/Zy72 Full bit.ly/3fgH4d #
• 12:18 #robos #VAGOV RT @AndreaMeyers: @EndTheRoboCalls McDonnell campaign, mentioned McDonnell, Bolling & Cuccinelli. #
• 12:23 FB RT: Vote today? Wonder why you're voting on Tuesday? Here's the answer: bit.ly/FUwHo #
• 12:27 RT @epastore: @EndTheRoboCalls Just got robocall Mike Huckabee @ 202-540-5119 inviting to book signing. #
• 12:28 RT @jimhong: Happy End of Robocall Season Day, folks! Go forth and celebrate. I know I will. #
• 12:50 RT @StephanieDSharp: Thank goodness it is election day. The robo-calls will be ceasing. :) #
• 12:50 RT @beachroses: #LoseMyNumber political robocalls from people trying to sell books #
• 12:51 RT @VRWCTexan: @markknoller : Curious to know if GWB, in his 1st term, did "Robo" calls for Republican governor races? #
• 12:52 RT @uFlySeattle: Surprised the significant pushback against political robocalls hasn't affected campaign decisions. Got 84 calls this month. #
• 12:53 .@uFlySeattle 84 calls? wow... any audio to share? #
• 12:56 RT @AmConsUnified: President Barack Obama records a robocall urging New Jersey residents to vote for Gov. bit.ly/2bM4bX #
• 12:58 Audio - Obama's #NJGOV robocall - "I'm sorry for disturbing you...." Well then, don't call ! is.gd/4Mamw #
• 13:24 HUGE --> BLOG: Wow - OFA (Obama - DNC) has improved "Neighbor to Neighbor" Big Time. ow.ly/yW2u #privacy #VAGOV fyi @NancyScola #
• 13:40 RT @munson_711: Politicians Use Social to Bypass the Press Corp... but will it replace the robo calls? Hope so. bit.ly/3TshOB #
• 13:40 RT @LarryJoe88: After today we won't be getting any more of those robo-calls asking us to vote for Corzine or Christie. Thank goodness. #
• 13:41 RT @BrianRaftery: Lots of robo-calls today. None from Peter Weller. #
• 13:41 RT @fraineal: Off to vote for the candidate who made the fewest annoying robocalls. #
• 13:41 RT @jdolas3: Just got another robocall. Four hours AFTER I voted. Fail. #
• 13:42 RT @tdtrpnr: @Bill_Dupray cost of 3 robocalls about same price as mailer plus or minus. #
• 13:42 RT @outerdaemon: Has anyone received robo calls from the teabag queen in close races in NJ or NY? bit.ly/jgD2o #
• 13:43 RT @rashaunh: There I voted. Please kill the robo-calls. #
• 13:43 RT @johnedgell: finally received his Robo call from Sarah Palin. But she quit halfway through the script. #
• 13:43 RT @Daggett4gov: to be very clear, the daggett campaign was not involved in these robocalls at all. you can see read at bit.ly/1Vjl0A #
• 13:54 Pretty funny,: Washington Post Politics Quiz Ask Question About Robocalls, I fail ow.ly/yWxL fyi @NancyScola @DrDigiPol #
• 13:58 RT @jmcgovernA2: Best thing about election day? Regardless of the outcomes, the robo-calls will stop. #
• 14:02 RT @gryansims: Atlanta mayoral candidates: quit with the robo calls. .... I would choose whoever didn't call me every day #
• 14:02 RT @batess: really wish I could add my numbers to a Robo-Call Do Not Call List. #
• 14:04 BREAKING: ACORN robocall 'mumble mumble mumble" (damm that robocall audio...) #VoteFraud #NJGOV #
• 14:11 #robos #ME Governor Baldacci is asking Mainers join his family in voting No on Question 1 ow.ly/yWOw fyi @NancyScola #
• 14:19 RT @titojackson: My mom's robo call was a hit...go Mom! #
• 14:20 RT @alexawesome: You know who's not getting my vote? Seth Williams. I can't tell you how pissed I am at being harassed by a recording. #
• 14:22 RT @andrewkantor: We got a zillion "International" calls on Caller ID. Turns out they were Bob McDonnell robocalls. #
• 14:24 Interesting - Reports that Bob McDonnell robocalls had caller ID of "International". Off Shore Phones? is.gd/4MdFe #VoteFraud #VAGOV #
• 14:25 RT @cstetler: Got a robocall from Gov. Tom Keane ths morning, the 7th call from GOP. No Dems, except 4 Obama, who called last nite. #
• 14:25 RT @CKsays: I cannot believe that the NYC Mayoral robocalls & door-to-door promoters will finally be behind me after today. Thank goodness. #
• 14:26 RT @lyf108: If I get one more robocall/vm telling me to vote I'm going to scream #
• 14:27 So bummed, no robocalls to my home today :( #VAGOV #robos #privacy #
• 14:29 .@cstetler did you know robos are illegal in NJ? just not enforced.. law here - act.ly/i7 #NJGOV #
• 14:32 RT @LYF108: I wish I knew @endtherobocalls -- I have gotten 3-4 a day for the past week. From 3 digit numbers or random phone numbers. UGH #
• 14:34 (pls rt)What is your Robocall Story from this election? Tweet it and include #RoboStory. I'll create a post on my blog. #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #
• 14:36 RT @freakgirldotcom: Worst thing abt Election Day? The robo-calls. I answer every call in case it's a job lead. I'm abt 2 tear out my hair. #
• 14:36 #RoboStory - Worst I've heard today - "The robo-calls. I answer every call in case it's a job lead. I'm about to tear out my hair" #
• 14:42 RT @emmastory: I'm very happy it's Election Day, because the fucking robo-calls and Bloomberg junk mail have been driving me insane. #
• 14:42 RT @cstetler: @EndTheRoboCalls Then I'm on your side. Be a voice for the voiceless! #
• 14:57 RT @qwerty823: Anyone besides me glad today is election day so that the political robo calls will STOP!?!?! #
• 14:57 RT @JaredHalpern: My in-laws live in NY 23rd...tell me the robocalls have been non-stop. Not sure it is such a great campaign technique. #
• 15:04 RT @ryancoker: Dear all DEM AND GOP robocalls, You have called me 6 times since I voted at 7:15 this morning. STOP CALLING! #
• 15:08 stop dnc political phone calls - Google Search ow.ly/yXD6 #
• 16:52 RT @kara_h: only 2 #robocalls today!!!! #
• 16:52 RT @werntzp: twitpic.com/o64lm - Yay democracy! Plus no more robo calls or people knocking on the door. #
• 16:52 RT @JoshBalber: Hopefully this will be the last mayoral election \for a little bit. I'm tired of robocalls, campaign flyers and the like. #
• 16:52 RT @tomnardacci: @timesunion in Colonie US Senator Gillibrand did a robocall today to all Democrats urging them to vote #
• 16:52 RT @pagalvin: 3 NJ election robocalls (all for Corzine) and one recruiter in the last hour. Crazy. #
• 16:53 RT @thtrelady: I can't WAIT for this election to be over so that I stop getting robo-calls. SO annoying! #
• 16:53 RT @dominicgabello: Just got a robocall from @CreighDeeds on house phone (that we dont know # 4) #
• 16:53 RT @dpleasant: I'd give anything to watch Rich Lowry get a robocall from Sarah Palin #
• 16:54 RT @slynay: Obama records robocall for Corzinewww.politickernj.com #
• 16:54 RT @timogline: Never seen it like this before... electioneering robo-calls are making the landline ring off the hook today. #
• 16:55 RT @jckingfield: Overheard some folks in the Virginia office talking about the Sarah Palin robo-calls. Funny stuff. #
• 16:55 RT @ChuckGregg: Why am I getting robo-calls on Election Day? Piss off, Firefighter Joe! #
• 16:55 RT @communiquelvin: Robocalls can you please #losemynumber #
• 16:55 RT @dhsmith24: I love the RNC robocall I just got in #NJ: "Don't vote for the Democrat or their Independent candidate." #Daggett #
• 16:55 RT @pauljcasey: I would like to note that no robo call ever made me vote for a candidate, .... Mostly it just does the opposite. #
• 16:56 RT @ironicsans: @VikingBooks I just got an unsolicited robocall that connected me to the Plouffe event. Violating "Do Not Call"? #
• 16:57 RT @mikeash: Any VA residents w/ sum time 2 waste shld phn 7032183501 & tell them that political robo-calls dont sway yr vote 2 the caller #
• 16:57 RT @rockstarpolitic: TOY WATCH: Sara Palin Robo Call Doll. #
• 16:58 RT @_ladyflash: again, these robo calls are ridiculous. smh #
• 16:58 RT @clairemcasazza: The no. of flyers & robocalls I got ths yr ....Almost made me wnt 2 vote 4 the person who dnt litter up my porch. #
• 16:59 RT @nmcafee: Judging by all the robocalls I'm still getting, the Dems in VA aren't doing well. #
• 16:59 RT @AllAboutRace: Just got a robo call "This is Mike Bloomberg, I'm getting reports that voter turnout in your area is low.": I live in la #
• 17:02 RT @gabrielkahane: kind of depressing that i have gotten more robocalls from mike bloomberg et. al in the last week than from my friends. #
• 17:03 Just got interviewed by a CBS TV station in Albany, NY. Should be on this evening. #robos #NY23 #p2 #
• 17:08 RT @geoffgreene: Time to vote. Hmm which robocall/attack ad/army of signs annoyed me the least? Nope that would all just an epic fail. #
• 22:02 Good luck ! Most calls are "illegal" RT @QuoteStore: Palin’s Virginia Robocalls May Not Be Legal bit.ly/4fkoms #
• 22:04 RT @MadeMark28: You can stop the robocalls Bloomberg, I voted for Thompson. No monarchy in NYC. #billthompson #gay #nyc #
• 22:05 Wed no one will care RT @NJ_News: candidate Christie seeks investigation into Democrat-funded 'robocalls' for Daggett bit.ly/VPZ3S #
• 22:06 No ! RT @Boston_CP: Boston: Are Robocalls Really Effective? bit.ly/1ffFiu #
• 22:06 RT @bostonnewsnow: R Robocalls rlly Effective?: Robocalls. ppl say they h8 them. So y R candidates still using them? bit.ly/3mhukE #
• 22:08 RT @abcandrea: I can't wait for election day to be over....so tired of robocalls! But do get out and vote. #
• 22:08 RT @timprak: Aggghh... I usually work from home & the dozens of robocalls 4 the election R killing me. I alrdy voted. Leave me alone! #

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Washington Post Politics Quiz Ask Question About Robocalls, I fail

The Washington Post has a daily, and pretty difficult, quiz on politics.

Today this was one of the questions:

And I failed.

Wow - OFA (Obama - DNC) has improved "Neighbor to Neighbor" Big Time.

Shaun Dakin, CEO, StopPoliticalCalls.org

You may remember a little op-ed that I wrote for the Washington Post during last year's election.  I called out Obama's "Neighbor to Neighbor" program specifically as an invasion of privacy and asked that the campaign give voters the ability to opt out of the program. 

Not surprisingly, they did not.   In fact, the Obama campaign tried to get the op-ed not to be published at all.

This cycle, however, while not giving you the right to opt out they have made some major changes.

Before:

• Full voter file access
• Google map of you, your name and phone number
• Full name given to the public
• No privacy

Today:

• First name, last initial given for the voter
• No Google map
• No telephone number
• NEW - Click to call technology - where you (the caller or virtual phone banker) enter YOUR number and the system calls the voter (your neighbor) for you.

Why this is a great step forward for Privacy:

• NO - Map with address and phone numbers
• NO - Full name given on the map

While there still doesn't appear to be a way to opt out for my neighbors that do not want to be called, this is a great step forward in privacy for voters.

Thank you OFA!

HERE IS A SCREEN SHOT OF THE APPLICATION:

@EndTheRoboCalls Tweets For Today

Below are all the @EndTheRoboCalls Tweets from today. Enjoy.

• 23:04 RT @chrisguyinva: @BobMcDonnell I see Sarah Palin is doing robocalls for you. If elected, do you plan on quitting halfway through YOUR term? #
• 23:05 RT @chrisguyinva: @teacherken I got two robocalls today supporting the Dem ticket, one w/Kaine. #
• 08:37 RT @gopnews: Sarah Palin Robo-Calls in Virgina: Vote for Sarah Values? - bit.ly/4pg4Nb #
• 08:39 RT @andrewjcohen: Robocall from Sen. Mark Warner: Election rally 6:30p Monday night in Alexandria's Market Square. #fb #
• 08:39 RT @JaimeV: Robo calls #2 and #3...Rudy Guliani and former Governor Pataki called urging me to vote for Doug Hoffman. #
• 08:39 RT @_ladyflash: robo calls are pointless. #
• 08:39 RT @adamsharp: Just got a robocall from Sarah Palin for Bob McDonnell! He could still lose if that endorsement becomes widely known #
• 08:40 RT @jamestowey: 4 me - another day of visiting families of the 56th door-to-door4 my opponent - well, another day, another robo call. #
• 08:40 RT @teacherken: robocall time - 2 fr Tim Kaine in 90 mins - 1 DNC 4 Creigh 1 directly 4 Shannon #
• 08:41 RT @structrel: Sarah Palin robocall for VA election to support the GOP. #
• 08:41 RT @Jeffersoniad: [Tertium Quids] Tim Kaine’s Robo-call bit.ly/3MSYXk #vagov #
• 08:41 RT @aaronsdotson: Just got a Sarah Palin robocall. Um, totally wrong number, Sarah. #
• 08:42 Ah, where is the audio? RT @DanRiehl: NY - 23: Scozzafava Doing Robo Calls For Owens bit.ly/zZ2kN #
• 08:43 Where is evidence? RT @RobTornoe: Are Democrats making robos to voters urging them to vote for @ChrisDaggett? bit.ly/Jz6Ne #njgov #
• 08:43 RT @BridgetCusick: Not a super wise idea 2 do robo calls into Mpls fr a 202 area code. #
• 08:44 RT @TWI_news: NY-23: Rudy Giuliani Robocalls and Mayors for Hoffman bit.ly/4AFrKy #
• 08:44 RT @WinningCalls: Double-check the legality of robo calls to est relationships in #njgov and #cagov map at ow.ly/x8se #
• 08:45 Good to have evidence - RT @jaketapper: any tweeps out there who record a Scozzafava robocall for Owens, pls record + tweet me!! #
• 08:46 THE BEST TWEET YET ABOUT ROBOCALLS ! RT @daveweigel: Rudy Giuliani recording robocalls for Doug Hoffman. READ HERE - is.gd/4L2xZ #
• 08:47 .@daveweigel THAT was awesome.. Rudy, two calls at 9 and 11. the best robocall related tweet ever. #
• 08:48 Still no audio - RT @RonaldRamdayal: @jaketapper Scozzafava robocall for Owens bit.ly/4y4vys #
• 08:48 RT @dpleasant: If a candidate wants to ensure I don't vote for him/her, robocall me at 11 PM. #
• 08:49 RT @estateattorney: Is it ethical to use cattle prods on politicians who use robocalls? I am thinking it must be ok. #
• 08:49 RT @chrisguyinva: @teacherken I got two robocalls today supporting the Dem ticket, one w/Kaine. #
• 08:51 RT @abeaujon: #vagov robocalls, making a strong case for giving up land line #
• 08:51 RT @kyleblankenship: @AdamSharp hey, did you hear the paid for by line in that robo-call? What did it say? McDonnell is denying #
• 08:51 RT @ryanobles: Got a copy of the "Palin" Robo-Call. Very questionable if it is her and she never mentions @BobMcDonnell by name. #
• 08:52 RT @DonnyFerguson: Kaine blasting out hysterical robocall for Shannon. Will probably get mine on fax line (my Dem phone #) tomorrow. #
• 08:52 RT @jasonkenney: @ryanobles Is the quality any good? I keep getting robocalls from them and first half is always a garbled mess. Waste of $ #
• 08:53 RT @NewYorkLocks: Political Activity Law · New York City robocalls: A discussion of political activity law i bit.ly/tjBa8 #
• 08:55 Audio #VAGOV - Sarah Palin Robo audio. Vote for Sara Purciville ? is.gd/4L2UP #
• 08:55 RT @totessogdlr: The Connecticut Young Democrats: Robo-Calls: Effective or Annoying? tinyurl.com/y8n9sr4 #
• 08:56 RT @hambypcnn: Sarah Palin robocalls coming into Virginia, urging people to "vote for Sarah's values" bit.ly/3BvVn1 #
• 08:57 RT @cnnpolitics: Palin robocalls urge Virginians to 'vote for Sarah's values.' @hambypCNN reports: bit.ly/3BvVn1 #
• 08:57 RT @mikememoli: @hambypCNN confirms Palin doing robocalls in VA. Points out she criticized the practice last fall bit.ly/3BvVn1 #
• 09:00 Brooklyn's Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio robocalls voters - CathNewsUSA ow.ly/yAMX #robos #p2 #tcot (Q's about legality of?) #
• 09:01 RT @jamestowey: While I have personally visited 7,224 homes, my opponent is using robo call machines to "personally" ask for votes. #
• 09:01 RT @RichmondGL: According to the McDonnell campaign, Palin "went rogue" on those robocalls... (via WaPo) bit.ly/4yz2Ud #
• 09:01 RT @uxprinciples: @titianblonde the ppl who do know u R getting tired of VA politics, esp the robo calls. Election day cnt come soon enough. #
• 09:03 .@ericsbrown the only answer is to to create a voluntary opt out list no ban, no law around content. Privacy rights of voters. #
• 09:04 RT @datafordonkeys: Clinton robo reminds me @mayortommenino nevr appointed a black man 2 major position in his admin. bit.ly/3yRk2z #
• 09:04 RT @AmyZQuinn: Not sure how I ended up on NJ GOP robo-call list, but I dont care who Rudy Giuliani & Steve Forbes R supporting kthx. #
• 09:07 (Audio) #NJGOV N.J. GOP, DEMS dispute robocalls for independent candidate Daggett | ow.ly/yAV7 (bottom line? they are illegal) #
• 09:12 .@mikememoli yes it does... bottom line with NJ, however, is that robocalls are illegal. only no one enforces the law. #NJGOV #
• 09:29 New Feature --> Quotes From StopPoliticalCalls.org Members In Last 24 Hours - #VAGOV #NJGOV #GA #p2 #TCOT ow.ly/yBps #
• 09:31 Why #robos don't work - Quotes From StopPoliticalCalls.org Members In Last 24 Hours - #VAGOV #NJGOV #CA10 #NY23 #P2 #TCOT ow.ly/yBry #
• 09:32 "politicians" ... might want to consider they are back-firing on themselves. ... want to not vote at all. ow.ly/yBt0 #
• 09:33 #NJGOV - There should have been NO loopholes ...in Do Not Call Registry. Politicians protected themselves - not us. ow.ly/yBwr #
• 09:34 #NJGOV - It is unbelievable that we would receive something like 15 phone calls from each party. ow.ly/yBy4 #
• 09:38 RT @nancy501: @EndTheRoboCalls Geo Voinivich & Ted Strickland cluttered my cell with a robocall. Argh. #
• 09:40 Great Post #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #CA10: Make the Robocalls Stop Already! ow.ly/yBDx HT @cgunst #
• 09:41 RT @Morales: Here's a tip: One week before an election, bombarding voters with robo calls has no persuasive effect, the only result is anger #
• 09:42 RT @prespolitics: TPM Election Central: Sarah Palin GOTV Robocalls Hit VA bit.ly/Ehxu1 Full bit.ly/2flAuH #
• 09:46 RT @peachpundit: New blog post: Robo Call for Norwood bit.ly/vtb88 #
• 09:47 RT @USLib: Only 2 robocalls yesterday. Not bad for NJ. Will be glad when this #njgov race ends, though. Vote Corzine! #
• 10:26 RT @KevinGass: The Daggett campaign should sue whomever is making the robocalls #
• 11:33 RT @wesunruh: @EndTheRoboCalls I have a Troy, NY #robo call from mayor tutunjian on my site now. is.gd/4L9po - 5 times a day #
• 11:34 RT @kara_h: .@endtherobocalls time to vote for an independent tomorrow for any major seats since both big parties sent me robocalls! #
• 11:35 RT @MaryC3: Overwhelmed by Pro-Christie robocalls here in NJ. Sheesh, his wife just called here! Nonstop calls all weekend. Enuf aready! #
• 11:36 RT @amlanders: PLEASE make NJ voter robocalls STOP. Ruins a girl's quiet day X-Gov Whitman just called. I get it. I'll vote. #
• 11:37 RT @MikeDuquette: Can't wait for this election to be over. Just got two robocalls within three seconds of each other. #
• 11:37 RT @fifthmemberofu2: Robocalls on the political campaign are useless. You seriously have to harass your followers to get a decent response. #
• 11:38 RT @scentart: @ philipknixon RT @sloppyunruh: #ENJOYTROY – STOP THE POLITICAL ROBOCALLS YOU CORRUPT POLITICIANS is.gd/4L7Oc #
• 13:04 RT @joneffron: Does anyone actually vote for a candidate because of a robo-call? #
• 13:05 .@joneffron nope and the data shows that they simply do not work. See media room at StopPoliticalCalls.org #
• 13:05 RT @mcaldecutt: The National Political dnt Call Registry will tell political campaigns 2 not robocall yr phn number: bit.ly/2ippPL #
• 13:13 BREAKING - BLOG: (Audio) Republican Party of VA Robocall for Va. GOP ticket: McDonnell, Bolling, Cuccinelli ow.ly/yFSb #VAGOV #P2 #
• 13:22 RT @NYConvergence: Schneider: Robocalls Are Nothing 'But Political Spam' bit.ly/1MHEcV #
• 13:23 RT @ssweeny: ♺ @scalzi: Will be glad to vote tomorrow so I won't get robocalls for another year. #
• 13:23 RT @amandabee: Woah. Robocall for a write in candidate. He even spelled his name out for me. #
• 13:24 RT @dpleasant: If the deciding factor in any vote you ever made was a robocall, please raise your hand. I thought so. #
• 13:24 RT @jaketapper: in #VAGov McDonnell tells Teddy Davis "I don't know anything about" Palin robo-calls... tinyurl.com/ygj8tvs #
• 13:25 RT @MattioV: I can do without the robo-calls ahead of election day. #
• 13:25 RT @eusoutchan: thank god sarah palin didn't robocall me... #
• 13:25 RT @trishm: Unplugging my home phn till the elections R ovr - 2 many annoying robo-calls from politicians. That's how U LOSE my vote. #
• 13:26 RT @brianmcbrearty: Okay, that makes 4 robo-calls from the we-like-mike bloomberg campaign in the past 4 biz days. I'm approaching "miffed." #
• 13:27 RT @KevinGass: ironic NJ robocall rules appear to send jobs out of state. No calls from NJ, but outside, maybe. bit.ly/1ZTczO #
• 13:27 RT @keenangaynor: @MikeDuquette I agree. received a robocall yesterday from Barack Obama himself. #
• 13:34 RT @ReesesPeanut: THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!! 3rd robo call in an hour! #
• 13:35 RT @dcagle: Love both of these caricatures of Corzine and Christie bit.ly/Iu5Fx #njgov #p2 #takebacknj #tcot #
• 13:36 Anyone have audio files of robocalls ? Please send them. We post and dist to media. #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #CA10 (pls rt) #p2 #tcot #
• 13:39 WATCHING - Video: Despite ban, 'robocalls' keep coming bit.ly/36Si6U HT @Rob_Madden #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #
• 13:45 Watching: MSNBC - Why Robocalls, Though Banned, Keep Coming ow.ly/yGqd #VAGOV #NJGOV #p2 #tcot #
• 13:46 RT @rrothfeldt: ive bn robocalled 3x 2day. Since I'm voting 4 Gumby, I find ths calls particularly annoying. (Gumby does NOT robocall) #
• 13:46 RT @matthewfelling: #Palin pitches into Virginia Gov race with robocalls. "Vote for Sarah's principles." Listen here: bit.ly/vJu6s #
• 13:58 RT @AmyEpp86: If I get one more robocall for McDonnell or Deeds..I may just scream #
• 13:58 RT @tcmassie: Take those road signs down, too. RT @YankeeClipper09 Can't wait for Election Day to be over as I am sick of those robo-calls! #
• 14:03 RT @CindyOlson: Mayor Mike: How many more robocalls will I get before election day? #
• 14:04 I've heard so much about the vaunted Bloomberg Robocalls (75 diff ones), but no audio. Anyone? #NYC (pls rt) #
• 14:24 RT @blueloggy: Oh, are the robocalls rolling in. So far Bill DeBlasio and Mike Bloomberg have called. I told you guys, I'm MARRIED! Sheesh! #
• 14:26 RT @CaresseV: Remember to Vote Tomorrow! Check out #vagov !! (and #NJGOV) and everywhere else ! #
• 14:29 Data - Why Robocalls "have a perfect record of never having worked" - All the data you need ow.ly/yH9b #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #CA10 #
• 14:29 RT @erikashaffer: stp w/ the robocalls in Seattle! Who, I ask, listens 2 those? After the 30th call hanging up is the only defense. #
• 14:37 RT @andreameyers: To all political candidates in Virginia: please, I'm begging, stop the robo calls. #
• 14:41 RT @jaketapper: on the ground in #NY23 @abcdude confirms: GOPer Scozzafava has recorded a robocall for Dem Owens #
• 14:47 RT @FamousDC: @endtherobocalls Robocalls are all the rage j.mp/1fTdWB #
• 14:47 RT @nancy501: @EndTheRoboCalls Sorry :( I will not vote for either of the clowns who placed the call. #
• 14:53 BREAKING- BLOG: (Audio) Scozzafava robocalls for Owens - #NY23 ow.ly/yHwP #NY23 #ROBOS #TCOT #P2 #
• 14:55 RT @Juris: I have received so many Robo Calls from Gov Strickland, Mayor Coleman, Sen Voinovich, etc. Must be that time of year, again! #
• 14:57 RT @smofbabe: @MosheMF California is the worst for this: you get robocalls for candidates *and* for most of the initiatives on the ballot #
• 15:05 RT @CityRoom: Readers Deal With Robocalls in Sundry Ways bit.ly/4rQjuI #
• 15:08 RT @markrsmith: MANY robo-calls today due to the election tomorrow. ARGH! #
• 15:15 RT @lshelby: Endless robocalls in NJ, tomorrow will be ridiculous. #
• 15:38 Fun - StopPoliticalCalls.org featured in the New York Times Re Robocalls NYTimes.com ow.ly/yIiD #VAGOV #NJGOV #NY23 #p2 #tcot #
• 15:40 RT @AlRonzoni: Just hung up on my tenth political robo-call of the day! Ed Koch. #
• 15:40 RT @sayfienews: MSNBC: Dems try to boost Daggett in robocalls bit.ly/VfC9W #
• 15:41 RT @LesBlatt: Two more robocalls from Dem political hacks. I've had it. GET OFF MY PHONE. #
• 15:43 RT @NashKim: Hey Chris Christie and Jon Corzine - the more robo-calls I get the more convinced I am NOT to vote for either of you. #
• 15:43 RT @leelefever: Sachi has taken it upon herself to write a critical message to every local politician that robo-calls us. She has been busy. #
• 15:51 Audio #NJGOV RT @FederalistLady: ROBO CALL from Daggett paid by NJSDC NJ State Democratic Committee. bit.ly/3iG9yc #
• 15:54 (Audio) #NJGOV #TCOT #p2 BLOG: NJ Governor's Race Robocall - Are N.J. Democrats Paying for Daggett Robocalls? ow.ly/yIEJ #
• 15:55 RT @BillP: @EndTheRoboCalls All our annoying election calls are coming from Starnet - Paete, Will be glad when they stop. #
• 15:56 RT @sairy: Ack - the robocalls have started! I should know better than to work from home the day before an election. #
• 16:00 RT @ParentopiaDevra: @sairy I would kill for robocalls. I keep getting actual humans and they are driving me crazy. #
• 16:01 BOOOOO ! RT @CongJoeWilson: Tuesday is big special election day in York County, I was happy today to tape robocall for Ralph Norman #
• 16:01 RT @nyctechnews: Schneider: Robocalls Are Nothing 'But Political Spam': Source: NYConvergence url4.eu/gqjf #
• 16:58 RT @SeanAtRed: @CongJoeWilson Robocalls = spam. #campaignfail #
• 16:59 RT @bobmcdonald: Finally, a feature I like on AT&T landlines: Privacy manager...to keep the political robocalls out! #
• 16:59 RT @ritman: Politicians Robo-call my house and I won't vote for you. Dem, Rep, Ind - doesn't matter. 5 so far today. #
• 16:59 RT @jterhorst: Dear politicians: if you robo-call me, I'll vote for your opponent. If you both do, I'll toss your nuts into a meat grinder. #
• 17:00 RT @checktothepower: Check this video out -- NBC12 Decision Virginia Palin robo call bit.ly/6gRqa #
• 17:00 RT @annemai: Robo-call from Obama reminding me to vote tomorrow. Daughter thought it was cool. I'm ready for election to be over #
• 17:01 RT @robtraut: Just got a robo-call at work from Pres. Obama begging 4 votes 4 Corzine. So now they're wasting my time on top of my $ #
• 17:01 RT @Kaystephen: I am SO sick of robo calls. They have absolutely no influence on my vote and they have been interrupting me all day long #
• 17:01 RT @SuePolinsky: Am being robo-call-bombed by GSO candidates today. #
• 17:02 RT @metafeed: BELOW THE BELTWAY: Report: New Jersey Democrats Making Robocalls For Daggett ow.ly/15YYIk #
• 17:02 RT @Shuttermecki: It's bad enough I get robocalls for campaigns in my OWN district, but for other races where I don't even VOTE? C'mon! #
• 17:05 RT @RitaRepulsa: Aww Robocall from Ted Strickland. Nice to know they're using outdated constituent info in Ohio. #
• 17:05 RT @ErinMcPike: Yet more Pataki campaigning in #NY23: @ClubForGrowth has him doing a robo call tonight to 75,000 district residents. #
• 17:05 RT @checktothepower: Palin robocalls in Va. gov. race - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: bit.ly/1TEqsC via @addthis #tcot #
• 17:06 RT @PubliusTX: I just got an anti-Peter Brown robocall from Houstonians for Responsible Growth.... #
• 17:06 RT @AdoringPalin: I uploaded a YouTube video -- Governor Palin's Virginia Robo Call bit.ly/2cFCIF #
• 17:07 RT @jaketapper: POTUS tapes robocall for Corzine > bit.ly/4gWc6F #
• 17:08 RT @AllstonNarodick: Got my Kerry robocall for Ayanna P. Won't lie - it was kind of cool hearing it. Shocker: he was not an energetic #
• 17:09 RT @nancy501: @endtherobocalls Rep Dan Stewart has joined my most annoying list with his 5pm robo call. On my cell phone! Grrrrr. #
• 17:10 RT @wllshrmn: Thanks, Freelancers Union. I had no idea Michael Bloomberg was running for mayor until your robocall rang. #
• 17:16 BREAKING- BLOG: (Audio) President Obama Robocalls for Gov. Corzine in New Jersey ow.ly/yJQD #NJGOV HT @jaketapper: #
• 17:18 RT @ThePlumLineGS: Roundup: Palin once condemned robocalls; tinyurl.com/yjpcs78 #
• 17:19 RT @TexasMonthly: ITP: This is not a robocall, it's just a tweet. I will not ask you to vote for anyone. bit.ly/2H0wjb #
• 17:19 RT @JennLRyan: What is the big deal about robocalls, anyway? I mean, seriously, who doens't hang up on those stupid things? #
• 17:32 RT @notlarrysabato: @RingelforVA48 Just got your robocall. You are a failure- trying to win Dem votes #
• 17:32 AUDIO RT @dennispedrie: DNC is rolling out Clinton ROBOCALLS in #ny23. AUDIO: bit.ly/2EWc65 #73wire #
• 17:55 RT @Shmoe: NJDC Robocalls are rampant today.. Obama has called me as well as several other reps. #
• 17:55 RT @OwensNY23: I hope this is the last year anyone does robocalls. #ny23 #
• 17:57 RT @MattDellinger: A real flurry of robocalls 2day. b/c I'm registered as an ind or is everyone being annoyed? I cnt imagine ths work. #
• 17:58 RT @sorendayton: CAUGHT: The Democratic State Committee now admits paying 4 robocall that promotes Chris Daggett. tinyurl.com/yjguz97 #
• 17:58 RT @JosephAllegro: So glad election day is 2morrow, perhaps my answering machine will no longer B swamped by robo calls looking 4 votes! :-) #
• 18:01 Democrats admit paying for pro-Daggett call; Obama records robocall for Corzine #njgov ow.ly/yKnC #
• 18:02 RT @my2greenthumbs: President Obama Robocalls for Gov. Corzine in New Jersey bit.ly/3mONqu #
• 18:04 RT @OwensNY23: I donit like any of the robocalls including the PPP poll everyone keeps mentioning. #
• 18:04 RT @murphymike: Dirty tricks! NJ Dems admit paying for a robocall that promotes Chris Daggett. tinyurl.com/yjguz97 (HT @jimgeraghty) #
• 18:08 RT @epastore: @EndTheRoboCalls Just got robocall from Vicki Vasques (? only said name once) from "Unknown Caller" in Northern Virginia. #
• 18:25 #NJGOV --> Yes They Are ! - Democrats admit paying for pro-Daggett call ow.ly/yKFv #p2 #tcot #
• 18:33 #NY23 BREAKING - BLOG: (Audio) Dede Scozzafava's 2nd Robo Call For Owens - NY23 ow.ly/yKKA #p2 #tcot #
• 18:34 RT @BungalowBILLcom: I'm tired of robocalls. I'll vote tomorrow! I swear! #
• 18:34 RT @TimNekritz: Listening to XM Chill and ignoring the flood of political robocalls while taking down Halloween decorations. #
• 18:34 RT @stupidica: New post: As Palin Robocalls in Virginia, McDonnell Keeps His Distance (bit.ly/NJIk4) #
• 18:34 RT @gastropoda: Worried Bloomberg isn't spending enough: 3 robocalls and a huge mailer today. #
• 18:36 RT @NAEaglePride: Wow! This local election is getting nasty! 3 robo calls today & all calling out people by name. #
• 18:39 Anyone have robocall audio? Send em my way! #VAGOV #NJGOV #CA10 #NY23 #p2 #tcot (pls rt!) #
• 18:40 Reading - In Iowa, Euphoria Gives Way to Second-Thoughts on Obama - NYTimes.com #p2 #tcot #
• 18:41 RT @nineonethree: And as if "robo-calls" weren't annoying enough, now Sarah Palin is doing them?! Good grief. #cwnews #
• 18:42 RT @shirlsmor: Growing weary of robocalls and spammail asking for support for everyone's special interests in passing/rejecting hc bill. #
• 18:45 RT @adanzis: Hey #Obama. I don't want your robo calls. You're a terrible President and #Corzine was a lousy Governor. Stop calling my cell! #
• 18:46 .@rickhasen would love to talk to you about this. bit.ly/1CemCq #
• 18:49 RT @EllaArnold: Sarah Palin robo-calls--way creepy. #
• 18:51 Possibly a major Robocall challenge at the state level is.gd/4Lv79 #njgov #vagov #p2 #tcot #robos (fyi @NancyScola) #
• 18:51 RT @bausermedia: Emily thought it was pretty awesome that we had a voicemail (robocall) from President Obama. #
• 18:53 RT @LisaMaatz: @Jillmz Tell @IsCool He is running campaign to get rid of robocalls! #
• 19:01 RT @anticoulter: Palin sending out robo-calls in VA....hopefully this will encourage turnout...FROM DEMOCRATS!!! #
• 19:01 RT @houstonlocal: White condemns anti-Green robocalls - fwix.com/article/13_291a80faca #
• 19:07 RT @epastore: Note to candidates re: robocalls: the existence of a technology does not imply it is a good idea to use it. #elections #robos #
• 21:08 RT @karstendick: I swear, if I get another robocall about tomorrow's election, I'm voting for nothing but third-party candidates. #
• 21:11 RT @sizzordotnet: No less than 6 robocalls on the machine when I got home, including 1 from Bill Clinton, #ny23 #
• 21:11 RT @regulajoe: i just put 1 robo call on hold to answer another 1. what a fu@ked up system we have. #
• 21:11 RT @EastCoastGamblr: Can't wait until election day is over. I'm sick of these robo calls. #
• 21:12 RT @jappio: Wish the robocalls would stop annoying me during the World Series. #
• 21:12 RT @dsawyer78: Maybe it's just me, but robocalls have tend to push me away from the person or party making the call #
• 21:13 RT @efd: 8 robocalls on my answering machine tonight. Among them: Obama, for Corzine; and Bill Clinton, for my local county freeholders. #
• 21:13 RT @gluejar: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama (twice), and Cory Booker have all phoned tonight. Won't robocalls backfire at some point? #
• 21:14 RT @scottlenhart: Attention Atlanta Candidates: I'm voting for the person who doesn't robo-call me. #
• 21:14 RT @crankymack: More robocalls. Ridiculous. The only impact they have on my vote is to turn me against the robocaller. #
• 21:15 RT @plocke: Nobody loves me. Not one robocall. Not. One. #
• 21:15 RT @scarebaby: I'm not answering the phone anymore til after the election. I'm getting 20-30 robocalls a day and it's just too much! #
• 21:16 RT @Gregoriancant: Tired of political robocalls before state elections tomorrow? #
• 21:17 RT @dadeck: Came home from work to about 6 robocalls on the NJ governor race on my answering machine...it's a war!!! #73wire #
• 21:17 RT @Elise_Logan: got the Eric Cantor robo-call tonight. health care reform! H1N1! Aliens invading! @SmartBitches #
• 21:18 RT @jneiser: I can't believe anyone is influenced by robo calls on election eve. #
• 21:19 RT @Other_Inlet_Guy: Sick and tired of the political robo-calls from BOTH sides. No more for 2 years. #
• 21:19 RT @javierabrown: just received a robo call from scott kreher endorsing shelitha robinson for city council post 3 #
• 21:20 RT @bengoodman: Robo-call from Paul Hodes for Senate Campaign Manager Valerie Martin... #
• 21:21 RT @gregorykorte: Thinking of starting a reverse-robocall co Record a msg w/ yr opinion on any issue; I'll call all yr candidates. At home. #
• 21:23 (Pls RT) petition @ChristieforNJ to Please don't robocall during the NJ Governor Race. #TCOT #P2 act.ly/i8 RT to sign #actly #NJGOV #
• 21:23 (Pls RT) petition @JonCorzine to Please don't robocall during the NJ Governor Race. #TCOT #P2 act.ly/i7 RT to sign #actly #NJGOV #
• 21:25 #NJGOV - fyi.. Political Robocalls are illegal in NJ. law not enforced. More here - act.ly/i7 #
• 21:30 RT @kara_h: @EndTheRoboCalls 8 calls hre in va 2day: 3 4 Rengal (delegate), 3 4 McDonnal (sp?), 1 4 all the repubs, 1 4 steve shannon #
• 21:33 RT @kara_h: @EndTheRoboCalls I *SO* hope they try to talk to me at the polls tomorrow: 'I am going to vote for whoever did not robocall me' #
• 21:37 RT @queenofpith: RT @RoanokeRnR: Taking the phone off the hook as I'm sick of election robo-calls. #
• 21:37 RT @jimhong: Um, how cn I opt-out of WA political robocalls? Annoying me is the surest way of getting me 2 do the *opposite* of wht U wnt. #
• 21:38 RT @noushin: i got a robocall to vote for Corzine from Obama and @CoreyBooker - both were awesome! :-) #fb #
• 21:39 RT @DegreeOfMadness: @EndTheRoboCalls I guess laws are for the little people. Frustrating. #

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ALERT - State Robocall Laws Could Be Struck Down By The Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Shaun Dakin, CEO, StopPoliticalCalls.org

Make no mistake, if this advisory opinion is enacted, voters in states such as Oregon, Indiana, MN, and Arkansas will lose their peace and quiet at dinner.  

We just learned that the America Future Fund Political Action (AFFPA) has asked the FEC for an advisory opinion on whether Federal Election Commission law can supersede state law when it comes to political robocalls.

From the PDF file (at bottom)

Many of the states in which AFFPA wishes to distribute pre-recorded telephone calls purport to place additional restrictions on the distribution of pre-recorded telephone calls. AFFPA requests an advisory opinion on the question of whether these additional state restrictions on pre-recorded telephone calls are preempted by FECA. Specifically:

(1) Are state laws purporting to prohibit all pre-recorded telephone calls by federal political committees preempted by FECA?

(2) Are state laws requiring prior consent, specifically through the use of a live operator, prior to delivery of a pre-recorded telephone call preempted by the Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended?

(3) Are state laws purporting to prohibit federal political committees from engaging in fundraising via pre-recorded telephone calls preempted by FECA?

(4) Are state laws purporting to require federal political committees to include additional disclaimers on pre-recorded telephone calls preempted by FECA?

The potential for HARM to the American voter is huge here.   I’m not a lawyer, but it is a good thing that some states have very strict laws (IN, MN, Arkansas for example) and political robocalls essentially are not heard by voters in those states.

If AFFPA is able to “win” here, then all state laws would be superseded by FECA.

Download Robocall FEC.pdf