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Übertragung des Stimmrechts

English translation: proxies

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German term or phrase:Übertragung des Stimmrechts
English translation:proxies
Entered by: Veronika Neuhold

14:33 Apr 21, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Business/Commerce (general) / Vereinsrecht in Österreich (law on associations in Austria), Mitgliederversammlung (meeting of members), Protokoll (minutes)
German term or phrase: Übertragung des Stimmrechts
Which of the following options is the better one?

- delegation of the right to vote

- autorisation to vote on a member's behalf

Context:

"Übertragung des Stimmrechts:
Joe Bloggs: +4 ((names of these four people))
John Doe: +1 ((name of this person))"

Is there a better option?
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Local time: 09:57
assignment of proxy
Explanation:
Not sure about any of the options you suggested..
Selected response from:

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 03:57
Grading comment
Many thanks to all for their invaluable help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5assignment of proxy
Michael Martin, MA
4Proxy vote authorisations:
Benjamin Morris
4transfer /delegation of voting rights
Chris Pr
2 +1appointment of a voting proxy
Adrian MM.


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
assignment of proxy


Explanation:
Not sure about any of the options you suggested..

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 03:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 159
Grading comment
Many thanks to all for their invaluable help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: You could leave out "assignment of" and just say "proxies".
37 mins
  -> Good point.
agree  Jennifer Caisley: This is a nicely elegant solution!
50 mins
agree  Steffen Walter: Also with Phil's comment.
57 mins
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Proxies
1 hr
neutral  AllegroTrans: "appointment of proxies" or just "proxies"; "assignment" shouldn't be used here
9 hrs
agree  jccantrell
1 day 4 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Proxy vote authorisations:


Explanation:
I think both of your options would be fine too (authorisation with an 'h'). Here is another option that may suit the 'minutes-bullet-style' well.


    https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voting-person-post-or-proxy/voting-proxy
Benjamin Morris
Germany
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: This is a tautology, because a proxy is a voting authorisation.
35 mins
  -> Really? I didn't know that 'proxy' was voting specific. Isn't it just a general term for transfer of authority, as in the dictionary? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proxy Also on the website I listed, it is called a 'proxy vote.'
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
transfer /delegation of voting rights


Explanation:
I think that 'proxy' or 'proxies' alone says nothing at all about the capacity these individuals are acting in.

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-04-21 15:56:06 GMT)
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And as far as the list of individuals goes, "Voting rights transferred /delegated:".....

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: "proxy" is the 100% standard term for a written authority for a third party to vote on another person's behalf, no need to use any other wording here
8 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
appointment of a voting proxy


Explanation:
A low CL to let the other answers shine, though I am sure I have received 'voting proxy forms' fpr residents' association meetings in West London (behind the erstwhile 'österreichische katholische Jugendherberge', Gemeinde St. Georgen, Vrlbg.


Example sentence(s):
  • Proxy appointments can be used to form a voting bloc that can exercise greater influence in deliberations or negotiations.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_voting
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: appointment of voting proxies (plural it would seem, viz Joe Blogg and John Doe)
17 hrs
  -> Thanks! OK, yes to multiple parties if one vote to each individually. In practice, the proxy form alternatives are voting, speaking and/ or attendance-only, plus Übertragung shows up as appointment in some past DEU/ENG translation primers.
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