On September 6, John Anthony Castro filed a federal lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the Oklahoma Republican presidential primary ballot.  Trump v Ziriax, w.d., 5:23cv-781.  “Here is the Complaint.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Jodi W. Dishman, a Trump appointee.

Castro lives in Texas and is seeking the Republican presidential nomination.  He hopes to avoid standing problems, given that he is a candidate, not just a voter.  He has similar lawsuits pending in some other states.  His Oklahoma Complaint contains a factual error.  He says Oklahoma permits write-in votes, but it does not.

On September 22, New Hampshire Secretary of State said the filing period for presidential primary candidates is October 11 through October 27.  However, the state still hasn’t set the date of the presidential primaries.

Secretary of State David Scanlon also said that he does not have the authority to keep Donald Trump off the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary ballot.  Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.

On September 20, Rasmussen Reports, a polling company, released a poll that includes a theoretical independent presidential candidacy by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.  See this story.  The poll says Kennedy would get 25% of the vote in the general election.