How do I tell Pennsylvania I no longer live there?

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨capybeby@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

4 years ago I was a Pennsylvania resident and registered voter. I have since moved to another state and have switched my voter registration. However, I am on some list of PA voters bc I get A LOT (oh my god it’s so much) of political texts and calls. It’s too late for this election and perhaps it won’t be so bad next time, and I wish they weren’t wasting their time and that my inbox weren’t so full.

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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I don’t think you can stop the calls or texts, elections are a product just like everything else here and those are the ads.

They got your info and you can’t take it back now

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jewbacca117@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
These organizations trade phone lists, kind of like what telemarketers do. Sometimes the lists can be outdated. Unfortunately replying “stop” to each one is the only way that’s going to slow it down.

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- Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Responding to them only confirms a person exists. Flag them as spam and ignore them.
  
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  - jewbacca117@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Not entirely true. A number of them are definitely spam, but there are many organizations that do text outreach and there is definitely a person at the other end. They will remove you from their lists if you reply with stop.
    
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  - adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    If they’re sending political messages, the number is already confirmed as matching a PA voter. Testing STOP is the way to go. If that doesn’t work, THEN mark as spam. If it gets too annoying, set up a wall of shame on Twitter. (Almost) No politician wants bad publicity.
    
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Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Id expect this would be the place.
That’s as far as I got since I’m not in PA.

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- capybeby@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Thank you!! Through this I discovered that registering to vote in one state does not invalidate your old registration…
  
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lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
For a lot of those texts, simply reply with “stop”.

The automated system will add you to the no-go list.

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- Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Next letter will just say “Hammer time”
  
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Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
As far as voting goes, you’re fine. I’ve lived at my current address for over a decade and still get letters for the prior resident.

The State of Pennsylvania knows you’ve moved and the spammers are just sapmmers.

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Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Be rude af and get blocked by them :p

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DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I also used to live in PA. Less than a year. I get more polical texts and calls from them than I do from my home state now

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pezmaker@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I moved from Wisconsin a decade ago and I still get political shit from their parties. If there’sa good answer for this I hope you get it, I think this is just my life now.

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mesamunefire@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Get a new number. No really, it helped me in the same situation.

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- pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Lpt, for dmv stuff/voting stuff use an entirely separate number on another device if possible, or if on the same phone, you can deactivate that number and enable when needed.
  
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cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
This is horrifying

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CobblerScholar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Verizon at least has a block by area code setting and that’s saved me a lot of headache

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