[H-GEN] Support to change Humbug's constitution.

[Raymond Smith]

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On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Rob Unsworth wrote:
> If the proxy vote is counted for a quorum, then an abstaining vote is a
> vote for the negative.

Could you please provide a reference for this. I cannot see hopw this
could be correct when things like a company AGM proxy form include 'YES',
'NO', and 'ABSTAIN' on every resolution.

My laws of meetings is a bit hazy, but I cannot remember this.

Raymond


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