Reply #51: NJ: Proposal would bar automated election calls in NJ

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From the "Good!" department...

With the Democratic National Convention just ended and the Republican National Convention just getting under way, it's no wonder New Jersey lawmakers are thinking about ways to improve the election process.

A bill by three South Jersey lawmakers takes aim at political "robocalls," those annoying, automated telephone solicitations directed at voters each fall. Another bill takes a different approach, targeting high school seniors as the recipients of voter registration packets before they graduate.

Sen. Jeff Van Drew and Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam said they would renew their push for legislation to keep New Jerseyans from being harassed by unwanted electioneering calls.

More:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--xgr-legislativepr0831aug31,0,3969105.story