m Robert's Rules of Order that the
&gt; vote should be counted by the method you used - particularly how the
ABSTAIN
&gt; votes were counted. It is a possible interpretation - Robert's calls for
&gt; counting of all the votes cast and determining a majority of the YES vs NO
&gt; votes with blank votes not counted. In this circumstance is an ABSTAIN
vote
&gt; a blank vote? Since it requires comments, I think it is not a blank vote.
&gt; Reasonable people can disagree, but it is not clear how the rule should 