Saturday, April 10th, 2010

GOTV (Get Out the Vote) robocalls are a valuable campaign tool for candidates who are looking for a targeted and inexpensive method to remind voters about election information. Candidates or their spokespeople can send out pre-recorded messages via phone to thousands of voters simultaneously for a fraction of what it would cost to send campaign literature through the mail. Fact is, people do really forget to vote and the United States has one of the lowest voting rates in the free world hovering around 50% at a time when many European countries average well over 80% turnouts.

Political candidates running for office only need a phone list, usually obtained from their local or state election board or commission, and a script which can be recorded over the phone. The vast majority of states legally allow candidates to use robocalling, despite other restrictions such as the national Do

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