It is also true that most candidates. certainly those campaigning on a national or statewide level. make their speeches in English. New York may justifiably want its voters to be able to understand candidates directly. rather than through possibly imprecise translations or summaries reported in a limited number of Spanish news media. It is noteworthy that the Federal Government requires literacy in English as a prerequisite to naturalization. 66 Stat. 239. 8 U.S.C. � 1423 (1964 ed.). attesting to the national view of its importance as a prerequisite to full integration into the American political community. Relevant too is the fact that the New York English test is not complex. that it is fairly administered.8 and that New York maintains free adult education classes which appellant and members of her class are encouraged to attend.2 Given the States legitimate concern with promoting and safeguarding the intelligent use of the ballot. and given also New Yorks long experience with the process of integrating nonEnglishspeaking residents into the mainstream of American life. I do not see how it can be said that this qualification for suffrage is unconstitutional.
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