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  2. Tired of text spam from political fundraisers? Here's what to do

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    Alternatively, political groups may develop their own models to come up with the names of likely voters, then pay data brokers — a more than $250-million industry — for the matching phone numbers.

  3. OPINION: Robocalls and texts are a nuisance for many ... - AOL

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    Do Not Call List: Political calls are exempt from the National Do Not Call Registry, but they must honor requests to stop calling. Time Restrictions: Political calls are allowed only between 8 a.m ...

  4. Why You Get So Many Political Campaign Texts—and What to Do ...

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    The process of acquiring phone numbers for text messaging is simple. Campaigns can obtain these numbers by leveraging extensive databases and digital tools designed to gather and utilize voter ...

  5. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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    [10] A person may still receive calls from political organizations. The organization Citizens for Civil Discourse has lobbied Congress to close this exception by developing a National Political Do Not Call Registry where voters can register their phone numbers and ask politicians to take the "Do Not Contact Pledge". Its database is not backed ...

  6. Citizens for Civil Discourse - Wikipedia

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    Automated calls for political purposes are not illegal, and the requests in the database have no legal standing. As of late October 2008 after heavy media coverage nationwide, the block requests were voluntarily supported by only three Democrats [ 6 ] and three Republicans . [ 7 ]

  7. Do not call list - Wikipedia

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    A do not call list or do not call registry is a list of personal phone numbers that are off-limits to telemarketers in some countries. Do not call lists may also be held privately by a company, listing numbers that they will not call.

  8. Political calls and texts: Here are the rules

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    While campaign calls and texts are exempt from the Do Not Call list requirements, they do have to follow some rules from the Federal Communications Commission.

  9. Call blocking - Wikipedia

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    Call blocking, also known as call block, call screening, or call rejection, allows a telephone subscriber to block incoming calls from specific telephone numbers. This feature may require an additional payment to the subscriber's telephone company or a third-party. Call blocking is desired by individuals who wish to block unwanted phone calls.