The Liberals have used robocalls for voter identification and for a survey on the party platform bef

Spokesman Drew Westwater said the independent overseer of provincial elections has heard loud and clear from an angry public about telephone calls from political parties, including so-called robocalls and push polls.
While robocalls have sparked outrage in federal politics over allegations they were used to illegally opryland hotels nashville tennessee misdirect voters from polling stations, Westwater said the primary concern raised is the sheer number of calls from both live and automated callers going to households.
The use of robocalls is not prohibited under provincial election law. Elections Alberta is seeking legal advice as to whether other legislation — such as consumer protection or telecommunication laws — could be used to deal with anonymous automated surveys, said Westwater.
Tory campaign strategist Stephen Carter defends the phone questions as legitimate attempts to gauge the reasons for Wildrose support. But he said Wednesday opryland hotels nashville tennessee he did not believe the call identifies opryland hotels nashville tennessee the Tories or the survey company as its source.
The PCs use both automated and live dialers opryland hotels nashville tennessee in their phoning. opryland hotels nashville tennessee Carter said the party and its local campaigns work to ensure that homes are not inundated with calls, saying multiple contacts drive voters away.
Hogan said the party also uses both live and automated callers. Live calling at the provincial level generally involves fundraising from existing members while local campaigns call to identify supporters.
The Liberals have used robocalls for voter identification and for a survey on the party platform before the campaign. The party was identified as the source within the call, said Hogan. An automated call was also used to alert a Liberal telephone town hall on Monday.
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