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.
They support open immigration, legalization of drugs and a balanced budget. We're going to be much more visible, much stronger than we were four years ago, to let voters know there is a choice and a party to get government out of their lives. 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.