Steven Ellis is quietly running out of time to qualify as an independent candidate for the District 3 Hall County Board of Commissioners race this year against incumbent Republican Scott Gibbs. “To summarize the campaign in as few words as possible, I would say it’s been one hell of a bumpy ride,” Ellis said in an email to The Times. To get his name on the ballot, the political novice must get 935 signatures of registered voters by July 8.