tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115681049981342783..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1156858417651628052006-08-29T08:33:00.000-05:002006-08-29T08:33:00.000-05:00Democratic State Representative candidate Phil GiaQuinta in Fort Wayne also used a firm in Texas to make live calls during the primary campaign.<BR/><BR/>The previous commenter is right. Those types of live calls are not prohibited.Mitch Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687286938023399146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1156853484989895312006-08-29T07:11:00.000-05:002006-08-29T07:11:00.000-05:00The Marion Co. Dem calls were made using live operators, not automated calls, as I understand it. The law cited by Carter doesn't apply to live calls. As I understand it, the No-Call List law doesn't apply to political parties.<BR/><BR/>Anon, 7:49, the law applies to any automated phone calls whether made now or on election day for GOTV.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1156852152041251052006-08-29T06:49:00.000-05:002006-08-29T06:49:00.000-05:00Also are they talking about just calls made on election day - the get out the vote type calls - or any politicals calls made between now and election day ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1156848631444606422006-08-29T05:50:00.000-05:002006-08-29T05:50:00.000-05:00In a Matt Tully blog post <BR/><BR/>http://blogs.indystar.com/politicaljunkie/<BR/>archives/2006/08/ed_treacys_sear.html#comments<BR/><BR/>he wrote about "Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy recently hired a Texas firm to call every person in Washington Township who voted in the 2004 general election but not in party primaries.<BR/><BR/>Starting in Washington Township, the Texas firm targeted 15,000 general election voters who have not voted in primaries. The firm was able to reach about 8,700 voters, and about 5,400 agreed to chat. More people dropped out as the calls progressed."<BR/><BR/>And in reply Mike Biberstine wrote "with the help of volunteers, we have made over 41,000 phone calls. All of those calls were done for free by supporters of the Republican Party.<BR/><BR/>Each call goes to an individual who has not voted in a primary and voted for a particular party. It is the same thing Mr. Treacy is doing, but on a much larger scale."<BR/><BR/>Do either of these fall under the ROBO-CALL Tactic ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1156814010295975842006-08-28T20:13:00.000-05:002006-08-28T20:13:00.000-05:00So long as AG Steve Carter applies this law EQUALLY, which I have no doubt he will do.Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.com