en wel na degene, op wie...

English translation: First of all, the commas after "degenen" and after

11:26 Nov 11, 2001

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: en wel na degene, op wie...

I can't seem to make sense of the middle bit of this sentence:
Indien blijkt dat meer dan twee personen in de herstemming zouden worden opgenomen, vindt een tussenstemming plaats tussen degenen, die bij de tweede vrije stemming het hoogste respectievelijk - en wel na degene, op wie het hoogste aantal stemmen werd uitgebracht - het op een na hoogste aantal stemmen op zich verenigden.

Lucy Spring

English translation:First of all, the commas after "degenen" and after

Explanation:
"degene" are wrong, since these are defining relative clauses. (The travellers who knew about the floods took another road = defining relative clause; the travellers, who knew about the floods, took another road = non-defining relative clause). The same rule applies in Dutch here.

I would translate the whole sentence as follows:
'If more than two persons were to be included in a second ballot, an interim vote shall be held between those who obtained the highest and second highest number of votes in the second free vote, the second highest number being considered in relation to the person who obtained the highest number of votes.'

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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 04:55

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Thank you for providing me with such a well-worded answer Jarry.

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Yngve Roennike

First of all, the commas after "degenen" and after

jarry (X)

ndeed after the person who obtained

Marijke Mayer

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35 mins confidence:

ndeed after the person who obtained

Explanation:
"If it should appear that more than two persons will be included in the re-vote, and interim vote will be held between those two persons, who during the second free voting round obtained the highest [vote] respectively – indeed after the person who obtained the highest vote – to include [the highest vote with] the second highest vote."

I.e. they will combine the results of both votes.

Good luck,
Marijke

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Marijke Mayer
Netherlands
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 525

8 hrs confidence:

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Explanation:
Run-off election between the two persons obtaining the second and third highest number of votes - after the election winner (to be sure).

Yngve Roennike
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 14

14 hrs confidence:

First of all, the commas after "degenen" and after

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855

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Thank you for providing me with such a well-worded answer Jarry.

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