Second, the stylization of a candidate' s name has to be somewhat consistent with the candidate's legal name. If we allowed 'no endorsement' in place of Ross Perot, someone else could have requested their name to be Colin Powell or George W. Bush.'' Starting Wednesday, an estimated 1 million primary ballots will be sent to Reform Party members, voters who signed petitions to get the party on state ballots and any other registered voter who requested a ballot. Ballots must be returned by Aug. 9. Calif. The unhappiness of some Reform Party members with Buchanan has brightened Libertarian hopes to attract disgruntled Reform activists this year. The Libertarian platform advocates a limited role for government and is a mix of liberal and conservative philosophies.
Libertarians oppose gun control, income taxes and welfare.
About 1,200 delegates nominated Browne, who had won the party's primaries in Arizona, California, Massachusetts and Missouri. The Libertarian Party was formed in 1971 and ran its first candidates the next year. The party does not accept federal funds. He cites his inclusion in national presidential polls, a first for a Libertarian presidential candidate, as typical of the breakthroughs the party expects to reap this year. Browne came in fifth in the 1996 presidential race with 485,798 votes.