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Show Page Aé — THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah, Thursday, May 9, 1996 Perot seeking info on federal election assistance U.S. urged to not take isolationist posture By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer | WASHINGTON — Billionaire Ross Perot wants to know whether he could run for president on the taxpayers’ bankroll Perot and his new Reform Party have asked the Federal Election Commission to determine whether the party’s nominee would be eligible for millions of dollars in government funds, the same way the Demo- LONDON — The United States is acting like a superpower in, but domestic pressure to retreat from world affairs is putting that role in danger, a leading think tank said recently The International Institute tor Strategic Studies applauded the Clinton administration for helping to put out fires” in Bosnia, the Middle East, Northern Ireland and Asia with diplomatic and military leader- ship | “Putting out fires...is a long-term procedure,” the independent think tank said in its Strategic Survey 199596. “Even if the L isa reluctant’ superpower, to make a useful difference it must remain a_ persistent superpower.” “It would be disastrous for the world if the U.S were to retreat to the kindof isolation some Republican ispirants for the presidential nomination espoused,” it said, an apparent reference to Pat Buchanan, who supports a less active role for the United States in world cratic and Republican nomineesare They argue that Perot as a candidate should qualify for federal funds based on his showing in the 1992 presidential race. They also ask the FEC to rule on whether a Reform Party nominee other than Perot could get the same help, even without an election track record to qualify them. Perot’s plans are unclear. He hasn't declared himself a candidate, but says he will run if party members want himto. The major party nominees will get more than $62 million each in federal funds to pay for their fall campaigns. The Reform Party says its nominee should qualify for about halfof that ¥ Perot’s party also says it should qualify AIDSvirus, says study iffairs. assertiveness abroad. especially if American lives are threatened or lost and costs beginto rise. ‘It is an open question \hether the United States, With its cost-cutting and unilateralist. Cong . fickle ublic opinion and forthoming presidential elec. Will be able to provide the steady leadership and enduring commitment that the world clearly still requires,” it said. The institute, financed fromprivate sources, is an Jependent center for research on security, conflict ind arms control Its report offered a survey of threats to peace from roundthe world, noting that rorism poses a serious allenge to efforts to calm ontlicts in the Middle East ind Northern Ireland The transition to democracy in Russia suffered setbacks this year, with communists gaining on reform- ry in parliament and the invasion of Chechnya complical moves toward y. the institute said vote. 1992,” Mulford writes. same way Bob Dole, who wasn’t the Republican nominee in 1992, would for instance. Perot spent $60 million of his own money on his independentbid in 1992, without accepting federal funds. “He doesn't necessarily need the mon- the five commission members. inating convention. The Republicans and Democrats qualify for $12 million apiece. So far, Perot has financed the Reform Party himself, giving $614,942 through March 31. But Perot’s ability to spend on the fall campaign would be limited if he, or another nominee, took federal funds. However, the Reform Party's national coordinator, Russ Verney, said that wasn’t a probiem. “Wehavesaidall along that we expect to do the fund raising necessary for the candidate of the Reform Party,” Verney said. If he ran, Perot might turn down federal help, anyway. Accepting it would require him to limit his own spending on the fall FEC spokesman Ian Stirton said the Separate from Perot's unique circumstances,the letter argues that any Reform Par- agency will answer the request within 60 ty nominee should qualify for funds — the days. A decision will require 4-to-1 vote of Ina letter submitted to the FEC onbehalf of Perot and the party, dated April 30, Texas attorney Ross Clayton Mulford argues that Perot meets the criteria for general election help as a candidate who ran in at least 10 states in the last election and received more than 5 percent ofthe vote. Perot’s name was on the ballot in all 50 states and he won19 percent ofthe popular seeds for the current party by building United We Stand America in 1992. Muchofthat group'sstaff have movedto the Reform Par- campaign to $50,000. Genetics may benefit The institute noted that there is still only “fragile support” among the American people for for millions of dollars to help pay for a nom- By CONNIE CASS Associated Press Writer ey,” Verney said. “The question is should a candidate of the Reform Party other than Perot have access to that money? That's the crux ofthat entire letter.” But the catch is that the Reform Party didn’t exist in 1992: Perot ran as an independentin moststates. Although it’s up to the commission to decide, Stirton said, the law appears to allow Perotto receive funding before the election. A nominee who did not run in 1992 would probably have to wait to be reimbursed after the election, if he received enough voies.to qualify. So far, the Reform Party has been officially recognized in California, Montana, Utah, North Dakota, South Carolina, Maine and Ohio, and it has joined with existing parties in Minnesota and Virginia. On TuesMulford argues, however, that he laid the day, Perot got his name, rathe ‘than the! par- ty. ” “Reform Party efforts, issues and public support are an outgrowth of Ross Perot's 1992 candidacy, and are the logical continuation of the independentcandidate and new party ballot access efforts of Mr. Perot in A Mother's ty’s name,on the ballot in South Lakotd and Tennessee, when electors committed to/Perot qualified for the ballot in both states; “In 99 percentofthe states, it is far easier to do an independent candidacy than it is for a party petition. 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