All is fair in campaigning

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe Democratic and Republican chairs said there are not many rules when it comes to campaign calls. Campaigners said they simply use common sense when making campaign phone calls or going door to door.

At any given time in the next three weeks you may get a call from the Tippecanoe County Democrats or Republicans. But when are those campaigners allowed to call you and what can they say?

"There's really no official rules, but we do try to respect people. But we do try to target people who are home during the day. But we stop our phone banks around 7, 8 at night because obviously you don't want to call people late," said Tippecanoe Democrat's chair, Heather Maddox.

Both parties have said they use volunteers to call potential voters.

"We call, and I am sure the Democrats call and it's not something that falls under the don't call policy. If we get someone that doesn't like it though we apologize and hang up," said Tippecanoe Republican chair, Bob Hicks.

Hicks said any information that is public knowledge can be used by a campaigner. That includes someone's previous history of voting and party affiliation.

"We know when people have voted and so we're able to target folks that maybe don't appear to have voted yet. Someone could call me up and say 'Hey Bob, I understand you usually vote the first week the polls are open. Have you voted yet?'," said Hicks.

Both parties do stress that your ballot will always remain private. Both Democrats and Republicans said they are most likely to target swing voters.

Election day is November 2.