And in most cases there is an UNSUBSCRIBE option to choose from, unlike the mailbox. I prefer the email form of communication but if you ignore my unsubscribe option as Mr Trump continues to do then I do tend to get frustrated.
Email from Tony Anderson campaign
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Tony Anderson is also using the walton county server to send emails to govt employees emails to their official work e-mails. I have a teacher who forwarded it to me and wanted to know how they got her work e-mail when they only give it out to the students and their parents. If some one had sent the teachers campaign information for the school board and superintendent to the teachers e-mail heads would roll, how are govt e-mails systems being used to campaign?
I believe all candidates should follow campaign election law and not cherry pick which ones they choose to follow.
Unsolicited emails to harvested email addresses are against the law just as "robo calls" to cell phones are against the law.
In many ways technology is far ahead of meaningful election law, but that is no excuse for violating the law.
Unsolicited emails to harvested email addresses are against the law just as "robo calls" to cell phones are against the law.
In many ways technology is far ahead of meaningful election law, but that is no excuse for violating the law.
Emails might not be a good way of reaching the voters but they are certainly not illegal...what a stretch....
A quick Google search says the Can Spam laws do not apply to emails asking for votes or politics. It's a law about emails that sell things..."commercial" emails. So neither candidate did anything wrong, Anderson with his one email or Meadows with her three emails with no unsubscribe button...which I never signed up for.
So maybe Danny is right, better to hear platform from candidates and delete emails if you don't like them than not hear anything at all?
From federal trade website:
Campaign season is upon us and I’ve been getting a lot of email urging me to support or donate to various political candidates. I’ve asked to be removed from their lists, but the email keeps on coming. Is this okay under the FTC’s rules?
CHRISTOPHER: The CAN-SPAM Act applies only to commercial email, whether sent individually or in bulk. It doesn’t apply to non-commercial bulk email. Furthermore, political messages are protected under the First Amendment. Of course, many groups not covered under the law have chosen voluntarily to honor UNSUBCRIBE requests. But if you’re getting unwanted email from entities not subject to CAN-SPAM that don't offer an UNSUBSCRIBE feature, another option is to contact them directly to express your preference not to receive more messages. (Don’t just respond to the email, which may not be read.) If any group is trying to win you over – whether it's an advertiser, an advocacy group, a candidate, etc. – it could be persuasive to let them know how you feel.
Candid answers to CAN-SPAM questions | Federal Trade Commission
A quick Google search says the Can Spam laws do not apply to emails asking for votes or politics. It's a law about emails that sell things..."commercial" emails. So neither candidate did anything wrong, Anderson with his one email or Meadows with her three emails with no unsubscribe button...which I never signed up for.
So maybe Danny is right, better to hear platform from candidates and delete emails if you don't like them than not hear anything at all?
From federal trade website:
Campaign season is upon us and I’ve been getting a lot of email urging me to support or donate to various political candidates. I’ve asked to be removed from their lists, but the email keeps on coming. Is this okay under the FTC’s rules?
CHRISTOPHER: The CAN-SPAM Act applies only to commercial email, whether sent individually or in bulk. It doesn’t apply to non-commercial bulk email. Furthermore, political messages are protected under the First Amendment. Of course, many groups not covered under the law have chosen voluntarily to honor UNSUBCRIBE requests. But if you’re getting unwanted email from entities not subject to CAN-SPAM that don't offer an UNSUBSCRIBE feature, another option is to contact them directly to express your preference not to receive more messages. (Don’t just respond to the email, which may not be read.) If any group is trying to win you over – whether it's an advertiser, an advocacy group, a candidate, etc. – it could be persuasive to let them know how you feel.
Candid answers to CAN-SPAM questions | Federal Trade Commission