After the 2005 election, cameras and cameraphones had been banned from voting stations due to fears that canvassers would demand ballot photographs in return for money.
Numerous petition sheets appeared to have been copiedin some cases, as many as three timesand in some cases a different canvasser's name was attached to one of the copies.
The spy operated as a jury canvasser, and may have been instructed to provide the defense with erroneous reports of the preferences of potential jurors.
Campaigns will typically try to canvass higher-density areas by foot, but lower-density areas may require canvassers with cars or for the campaign to skip those areas altogether.