Robocall legislation
Remember those robocalls the National Republican Congressional Committee did to trash Dan Maffei last November? The ones that were of dubious legality? It looks like we may finally get some legislation to preven this kind of thing from happening again:
So far, only a few states, including Indiana, Minnesota and New Jersey, have laws restricting the calls, but more than 20 states have bills now pending. A tally compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures shows the proposals vary widely.
The Nebraska legislation would limit to two the number of automated political calls any household could receive in one day, restrict calling to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., mandate disclosure at the outset of who was responsible for the call and indicate whether a candidate had approved the message.
I’m going to check on how the legislation is progressing in New York State and do a post on what I find out. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for it to pass, though — not with Joe Bruno running the State Senate.
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