Frustrated with those political robocalls, Jim Fitzpatrick and Bernie Colby of Kansas City switched from landline phones to cell phones.
"I have never understood why you would want to do that because I think it just turns people off," said Fitzpatrick.
"I can figure out things myself without getting the calls," said Colby.
The FCC prohibits all non-emergency robocalls to cell phones, however that doesn't necessarily mean your cell phone won't ring at least once this election season.
Political calls are legal and do not apply to the ‘Do Not Call’ registry. That’s because politicians are not selling a product.
However beware of scams.
Aaron Reese with the Better Business Bureau of Kansas City says beware of so-called campaign calls asking for too much information.
"Personal financial information, bank account numbers, social security number even if they are saying oh we need to verify who you are, there is no reason for them to ask that, they don't need that type of information,” said Reese.
Reese says one way to limit calls is to be cautious about giving out your phone number.
Also, unwanted political robocalls can be block on most cell phones. Just go under call history and hit "block this caller"
If you get an unwanted call from a campaign- you can request to be taken off their list.
"I got one on my cell phone and it was from the Jason Kander campaign and I like Jason Kander I am going to vote for him but I asked the person to call I said please take my phone number off your list cause I don't want these calls on my cell phone," said Fitzpatrick.
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Ali Hoxie can be reached at ali.hoxie@kshb.com
