On May 30, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, vetoed HB 1406. The bill would have imposed restrictions on initiative petitioners. It would have banned paid circulators who are not residents of Colorado. It also would have required paid circulators to give an accurate explanation of the initiative they are circulating. Governor Ritter said he believes it would violate the U.S. Constitution to have different rules for paid circulators than for unpaid circulators. It is very unusual for Democratic Governors to be more supportive of the initiative process than a state legislature as a whole. Generally, when bills restricting the initiative process are vetoed, it is Republican Governors who veto them. HB 1406 had been introduced in April and had passed the legislature on May 6. Thanks to Ballotpedia for this news.