 rules vary among organizations and situations, but whatever they may
be they are clearly stated.&nbsp; In many cases the rule is 75% of those
eligible to vote and 75% of those actually voting must vote YES (ABSTAIN
does not count as YES).&nbsp; This may or may not be appropriate for this
group, but some clearly stated procedure is required.
<p>Since there have been several statements that the IEEE is silent about
voting procedures in this type of group, as a separate matter I will propose
a set of voting r