“There’s a difference in the law,” Silverstein said. “Different requirements apply to paid canvassers than volunteer canvassers. That’s just the way it is. The reason the law is written that way is principally, there’s a worry that because paid canvassers have a financial interest in collecting signatures, there’s a concern that they will be more likely to make mistakes. More likely to violate the law. More likely to do something that’s unethical.”
What i don’t understand is that if there is enough forethought by lawmakers that money corrupts, then why can’t they see it is not just petition workers that are vulnerable?