By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 News
If you have received a political text or call in recent weeks, you may be wondering how to make it stop, or what you can do to prevent them in the future.
One thing that you may have heard of is the “National Do Not Call Registry,” which is an opt-in list created and run by the federal government. Registered telemarketers are legally not allowed to contact anyone on this list for sales purposes, and can face heavy fines for ignoring it.
There is one notable exception: Political calls and texts. This means that campaigns or affiliated groups can contact people through calls or texts regardless of whether they consented to it, according to the Federal Communications Commission.