
they are clearly stated.  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).  This may or may not be appropriate for this
group, but some clearly stated procedure is required.

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 rules for the group's consideration, comments,
revision, etc. If the group can come t