absence de sens donné au vote

English translation: unclear vote

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French term or phrase:absence de sens donné au vote
English translation:unclear vote
Entered by: Robin Ward

10:24 Oct 22, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Articles of Association
French term or phrase: absence de sens donné au vote
In the following paragraph from the Articles of Association of an SAS:

Article 22 - Adoption des décisions collectives

Pour le calcul de la majorité, il est tenu compte de la totalité des actions présentes ou représentées pouvant participer au vote. Toute abstention ou absence de sens donné au vote est considérée comme un vote négatif.

Does this mean something along the lines of a "meaningless vote"?

Thanks for any help!
Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 07:06
unclear vote
Explanation:
vote expressed in such a way that you can't be sure of what it is supposed to mean.

this way it's just one word, covering all variants of "meaningless vote" -

Toute abstention ou absence de sens donné au vote est considérée comme un vote négatif.
=
IOW any vote that is not unambiguously a "yes" will be considered as a "no" vote


Court vacates union representation, citing unclear deciding vote
....
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/44055-court-vacate...
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
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I think this is the best way to deal with this. Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1unclear vote
Daryo
4blank, spoiled, or invalid vote
philgoddard
4imprecise vote
AllegroTrans


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blank, spoiled, or invalid vote


Explanation:
You're right, it means non-meaningful, but I think you have to spell it out in English.

philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: any refs? afaik there are already clear Fr words for blank and invalid votes.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unclear vote


Explanation:
vote expressed in such a way that you can't be sure of what it is supposed to mean.

this way it's just one word, covering all variants of "meaningless vote" -

Toute abstention ou absence de sens donné au vote est considérée comme un vote négatif.
=
IOW any vote that is not unambiguously a "yes" will be considered as a "no" vote


Court vacates union representation, citing unclear deciding vote
....
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/44055-court-vacate...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 191
Grading comment
I think this is the best way to deal with this. Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: in line with Polyglot's suggestion in the discussion box
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
imprecise vote


Explanation:
85% of Statistics are False or Misleading – 2010 World Science ...
scienceblogs.com/worldsciencefestival/2010/08/05/85-of-statistics-are-false-or/
5 Aug 2010 - Lost votes and misinterpreted ballots will lead to imprecise vote totals, but another type of systematic error is more common today. Visiting ...

Heuristic algorithm for interpretation of multi-valued ... - ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0888613X10000642...
by RA Angryk - ‎2010 - ‎Cited by 35 - ‎Related articles
15 Jun 2010 - During complete data specialization we want the fractions of an imprecise vote to be assigned to separate concepts from A0 set in such way ...

Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina on July 12 ...
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/66911948/
Celler said some provisions of the hill are vague and imprecise vote in the Rules Committee despite some doubts expressed nounced by Miss Virginia Kav-enel, .

AllegroTrans
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