On September 30, John Anthony Castro, the Republican presidential candidate who has filed numerous lawsuits to keep former President Donald Trump off various Republican presidential primary ballots, filed this brief in the Eleventh Circuit in his Florida case, Castro v Trump, 23-12111.

Castro defends his standing and says he will surely be on the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary ballot. New Hampshire lets anyone on a presidential primary ballot with no petition, and the filing fee is only $1,000.

On October 11, Colorado state district court Judge Sarah B. Wallace issued an opinion in Anderson v Griswold, 2023cv-32577. This is the case that seeks to prevent former President Donald Trump from being on the Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot in March 2024.

The opinion clears away procedural objections to the lawsuit, and confirms that the trial will begin on October 30, 2023. Here is the decision. It says that there is a benefit to the public in keeping unqualified candidates off ballots, but does not cite any authority, and ignores the fact that in the past, Colorado has printed the names of presidential or vice-presidential candidates on its ballots who did not meet the age-35 requirement. See pages 15-16.

On October 11, the Forward Party submitted its petition for party status in Utah. It requires 2,000 signatures. This is the first time the Forward Party has completed a petition for qualified status in any state. Although Forward is also recognized in Florida, Florida does not require a petition for party recognition.

Utah already has an older qualified party that seems to have the same political views as the Forward Party. The United Utah Party appears to have the same values and stances as the Forward Party.