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State | Banned | Allowed | Consent Required | Sponsor must be named | Other provisions |
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Alabama | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Alaska | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Arizona | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Arkansas | • | – | – | – | – |
California | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Phone company approval required; no calls from 9:00pm TO 9:00am |
Colorado | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Connecticut | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | Candidate’s name and voice must be in narrative |
Delaware | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Florida | – | ![]() (except polls) | – | ![]() | Must appoint a registered agent; candidate or other sponsor of calls must authorize them in writing |
Georgia | – | ![]() | ![]() | – | Permit required |
Hawaii | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Idaho | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | No calls from 9:00pm to 9:00am |
Illinois | – | ![]() | – | ![]() (except polls) | – |
Indiana | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | No calls from 8:00pm to 9:00am |
Iowa | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | A live operator must speak during a fundraising call |
Kansas | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Kentucky | – | ![]() | For polls | – | Permit required; no polls from 9:00pm to 8:00am |
Louisiana | – | ![]() | – | ![]() (except polls) | Written authorization for class required. |
Maine | – | ![]() | – | ![]() (during stated times before election) | Registered agent required; no polls from 5:00pm to 9:00am or on weekends; extensive disclosure requirements for “push polls” |
Maryland | – | ![]() | For polls | – | Permit Required |
Massachusetts | – | ![]() | – | – | No calls to people on a no-call list kept by each telephone company |
Michigan | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Minnesota | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | No calls from 9:00pm to 9:00am |
Mississippi | – | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Phone company approval required; no calls from 9:00pm to 9:00am |
Missouri | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Montana | – | ![]() | ![]() | – | – |
Nebraska | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | Permit required; no calls from 9:00pm to 9:00am |
Nevada | – | ![]() | – | For persuasive polls | – |
New Hampshire | – | ![]() | – | For fundraising calls and polls | No calls to persons on federal do-not-call list; permit is required for fundraising calls and calls |
New Jersey | – | ![]() | ![]() | – | – |
New Mexico | – | ![]() | – | If the call is among at least 500 during an election cycle | – |
New York | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | – |
North Dakota | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | Random or sequential dialing equipment must exclude persons on state do-not-call list (which includes persons on the federal list); no calls from 9:00pm to 8:00am |
Ohio | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Oklahoma | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Oregon | – | ![]() | – | – | Random or sequential dialing equipment must exclude persons on the federal do-not-call list; no calls from 9:00pm to 9:00am |
Pennsylvania | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Rhode Island | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
South Carolina | – | ![]() | – | – | A live operator must assist in the call |
South Dakota | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Tennessee | – | ![]() | For polls | – | Permit required; no polls from 9:00pm to 8:00am |
Texas | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Utah | – | ![]() | For fundraising calls | For fundraising calls | No fundraising calls (1) to people who have not previously agreed to take calls and have no business relationship with caller; (2) to persons on federal do-not-call list; or (3) between 9:00pm and 8:00am, on a Sunday, or on a legal holiday |
Vermont | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Virginia | – | ![]() | – | ![]() | – |
Washington | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
West Virginia | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Wisconsin | – | ![]() | – | – | – |
Wyoming | • | – | – | – | – |