A ruling banning poor English from running for public office in Asia has sparked controversy

>A ruling that has banned poor English from running for public office has sparked controversy (Alberta Times) A Hispanic candidate for city council in San Luis, because his English is too...

(Alberta Times)

> San Luis (San Luis) Luis, a Hispanic candidate for city council, caused controversy due to his poor English. A judge ruled that he was not qualified to run for city council based on a century-old law. Elejandro Cabrera, a St. Louis city council candidate, was asked by the opposition former mayor Escamilla in December to ask the court to rule on her eligibility to run on the grounds that her poor English made her unfit for office. Yuma County Supreme Court Judge Nelson determined that Cabrera's English proficiency was insufficient based on a linguist's evaluation and an oral examination in court. Finally, based on the "Enabling Act" passed by Congress in 1910, he ruled on the 25th that she was not allowed to run for public office. Relevant provisions of the authorization bill stated: "Sufficient English proficiency, and the ability to perform official duties without the assistance of an interpreter, are necessary qualifications for all state officials and legislators." However, this bill was enacted before Arizona joined the Union in 1912, and the time and space at that time were completely different from today's racially diverse environment. Arizona also passed a law in 2006, making English the official language. Since 87% of St. Louis residents speak a language other than English at home, and as many as 98.7% of them are Hispanic, this ruling leaves many controversies, including "what English proficiency a candidate should have to be qualified", "whether identification is required before running for election", and "if the candidate can already communicate with the majority of residents in the constituency, is English proficiency important?" etc.