Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday to Me-eee...
Happy Birthday to Me!

I'm twenty-five years old as of this morning. Since I'm travelling for work at the moment, I won't have a chance to really enjoy the day until later... now I'm off to an all-day meeting. :-)

Are Political Autodialer Calls to Cell Phones Legal?

Last year during the 2006 election season, I got roughly a dozen autodialer calls, urging me to vote for my favorite democratic candidate. I'm slightly annoyed by these, for the following reasons:

1. All of these candidates are running for election in Memphis, TN. I don't live in Memphis. I haven't lived in Memphis in three years.
2. Campaign staffers aren't able to take me off of the dialer lists.
3. The dialers are calling my cell phone, using up minutes.

I tried calling the TN election commission, and was lost in bureaucracy. I tried calling various campaigns, and encountered clueless campaign staffers and volunteers. I even spent hours scouring TCA last year to understand whether it was legal. Anyone have any ideas?

I fear that the autodialers are starting again... anyone else have these problems?