Excerpts and Rant Question:

". . . The village held 12 forums — six each in English and Spanish — to let voters know about the new system and to practice voting. . . .

"All such materials — the ballot, the brochures, the TV spots, the reminders sent home in schoolkids' backpacks — had to be approved in advance, in English and Spanish versions, by the Department of Justice. . . ."

My question is, "Why did these forums and ballots need to be bilingual?  The basis of my question is on The Naturalization Test web page of the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service:

"One of the requirements for U.S. citizenship through naturalization is to take the naturalization test to demonstrate that you are able to read, write, and speak basic English and that you have a basic knowledge of U.S. history and government (also known as “civics”)."

The answer, I suppose, and this is for everyone's edification, if you didn't already know, there are Exceptions & Accommodations.  That's the law, but it still irritates me.