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Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
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Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.

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Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears — Minneapolis Sports news

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears Voters across Minnesota are receiving an influx of text messages and calls as Election Day nears. The outreach is only expected to intensify over the weekend, with Election Day on Tuesday. It’s an effort by campaigns and organizations to fundraise and mobilize support. It’s also raising questions about data privacy. Some messages cite personal voting history or the status of absentee ballots. “They cannot get the content of your ballot; that is protected,” explained David Schultz, a political science and legal studies professor at Hamline University. “Requests for absentee ballots, if you ve already returned your absentee ballots, if you ve already voted early, are you registered to vote or not? All of that is p

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