You’ve probably gotten at least one, if not dozens of text messages in the last few months reminding you to get out and vote.

“We all probably get spam calls on our cell phone. These are spam texts that you’re getting too,” said Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer.

According to the app Robokiller, 944 million political text messages were sent to Americans in September, a 7 percent increase from August.

The uptick, perhaps, is due to the pandemic.

“A lot of third parties would be out at events right not pre-pandemic, events at parks or libraries, third parties would be out there signing up voters to vote, so yes, they are contacting the voters through different means of communication,” said Pinellas County Elections Administrator Tim Closterman.

But the problem is, sometimes these texts can cause confusion.

“So the third parties or anybody contacting the voters saying they’re not registered to vote or they’re not signed up to receive a mail ballot may not be using the most current data,” said Closterman.

The influx of messages can be overwhelming, but officials say ignore them, and go straight to the most reputable source.

“If somebody’s got questions, call our office, pick the phone up and call our office. We’ll help you, we’ll answer your questions and we’ll verify your information,” said Latimer.

You can also check your voter registration status by visiting your county’s supervisor of elections website.

And just a reminder, they deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 5.