FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 31, 2008

Colorado Greens Set Candidate Qualification

Buddy Moore Not a Green Candidate

(Arvada) - Mr. Buddy Moore of Wheat Ridge is not qualified as a candidate for the Colorado Green Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate as declared through a resolution passed last week by the party's statewide council.

On Saturday, March 29, the Green Party of Colorado's statewide council agreed to a proposal that reaffirms the party's compliance with state minor party election law -- CRS 1-4-1304(2)(c). The law requires that for a candidate to be qualified, she or he must not have been a registered voter with the Republican or Democrat parties anytime during the past twelve months, dating from the time of the minor party's nominating convention -- May 3, 2008 for the Colorado Green Party.

Although this decision by the leadership of the Colorado Green Party applies to any and all candidates, the pronouncement was deemed necessary because of the U.S. Senate candidacy of Buddy Moore. Mr. Moore changed his registration from Democrat to Green on February 6, 2008, and informed local Greens the very next day that he wanted to run for that office as a Green.

Denver resident Bob Kinsey officially announced his candidacy for the Green nomination to the U.S. Senate on February 7, 2008, but had been actively exploring a run since last summer.

On Thursday, March 6, the Adams-Jefferson Green Party local chapter rejected Moore's candidacy based upon the law and the fact that he had been a Democrat just one month previously. In the Colorado Green Party, a candidate for any office needs to receive the endorsement of the local party chapter where she or he resides in order to advance to the state convention.

In spite of the state law and the decision of Adams-Jefferson Greens, Mr. Moore has continued to describe himself as a Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Consequently, in support of Adams-Jefferson Greens, and so that there be clarity and finality in the matter, the state council of the Colorado Green party -- representing all local chapters -- agreed to formally declare that the party's bylaws are in compliance with the law.

Mr. Buddy Moore is not, therefore, a qualified candidate for nomination to any office by the Green Party of Colorado in 2008.

Contact:
Dave Chandler
Co-Chair, Green Party of Colorado
Dave@DaveChandler.us
303-424-9897

Tom Kelly
Co-Chair, Green Party of Colorado
tkelly733@earthlink.net
303-789-3156