No. 20-2309 ___________________________

Dan Whitfield

Plaintiff - Appellant

Gary Fults

Plaintiff

v.

John Thurston, In his Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Arkansas

Defendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________

Submitted: March 18, 2021 Filed: July 2, 2021 ____________ Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Arkansas limits which candidates can appear on its general-election ballot. Ark. Code § 7-7-101. Relevant here, to appear on the ballot, a candidate running for the U.