State Action on Robo-Calls

New Jersey state Sen. Jeff Van Drew disagrees about constitutional infringement and has sponsored a bill aimed at revising the state "do not call" list to ban random robo-calls.

"I don't think we're swaying votes," Van Drew said. "I simply think that we're irritating the daylights out of our electorate."

A similar effort is under way in Georgia, where state Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson says the public is upset about the increasing use of robo-calls. He's introduced a bill to prohibit the calls unless the person receiving them gives permission.

Nevada is trying something else - coming up with its own "please don't call"
list for campaign phone calls. The secretary of state, Ross Miller, recently announced that people can sign up for the list through an online "My Voter File" service his office is offering.

Implementing the list might be tough. It's ultimately up to the campaigns to honor the voter's expressed wish not to receive the calls.

The Associated Press