Court says woman with limited English can be kept off ballot

[Honeycombe8]

67. So a large minority of the constituency won't be able to understand her?

If she spoke English, virtually everyone in the constituency would be able to understand her, right?

I see the point of the courts. Still, since English isn't the national language, I don't see how keeping her from running can be legal.

If things were working properly, the spanish speaking constituents wouldn't vote for her, since she can't communicate with all the constituents. Otherwise, the county or whatever will have to pay for an interpreter to follow her around to interpret every time she speaks publicly.

These are tough questions. I see both sides.

I come from deep Louisiana. French. My father and grandparents speak/spoke fluent French, as did a lot of others. But not everyone. Would someone who spoke only French been elected? I doubt the majority would've voted for someone who didn't speak English, to communicate to everyone. But if the constituents elected him/her, I guess it would be legal. But an interpreter would probably have to be hired, as if she were mute and had to have an interpreter translate her sign language.