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[arin-discuss] No quorum in last election

Dean Anderson wrote:

> Abstention is an affirmative response of non-vote by someone who is
> otherwise participating.
> 
> In order to be counted as participating but not voting, one needs to
> signal participation somehow.  John is saying that no response indicates
> participation.  No response is non-participation.

I'd like to see the legal documentation that supports your statement.  I can
find no documentation, legal or otherwise, that indicates that abstention
requires the voter to voice the abstention.