Arizona court rules candidate with weak English can be barred

7 February 2012, 7:46 pm

PHOENIX, Feb 8 — Arizona’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a candidate for city council with limited English language skills can be kept off the ballot in a largely bilingual town on the Mexico border. A Yuma County Superior Court judge touched off a furore when he disqualified Alejandrina Cabrera, 35, from running for city council in the town ...... Read More »

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