Is it legal for companies to use voter-registration lists to make telemarketing calls?

S.S. A. Yes, it is perfectly legal for companies to call you based on information they obtained from the public-records portion of your voter registration. Public-record information can be accessed by anyone with a computer who knows how to obtain it.

Voter-registration information that is not available to the public includes your date of birth (although one's age is public record), your driver's license number and any Social Security information. When you register to vote in Forsyth County, listing your phone number on your registration form is optional, and many consumer-advocate groups advise voters not to list their numbers. "Even in this day and age of cell phones, it is very easier to obtain someone's phone number," said Rob Coffman, the director of Forsyth County Board of Elections.

"Data-mining companies will sell that information to companies who want to market to individuals." If a telemarketer calls you between 9 p.m. And 8 a.m.

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