On May 18, the independent candidates who are seeking ballot access relief in Arkansas filed this reply brief. Whitfield v Thurston, e.d., 4:20cv-466. The lead plaintiff, Dan Whitfield, needed 10,000 signatures by May 1. He and the other candidates (the other candidates are running for district office) argue that if it hadn’t been for the health crisis, they would have been able to complete their petition requirements.