Since it appears that the current TB will not remove the abstain option during voting, I believe that it's time to officially introduce some accountability to the process.

I propose that the guidelines be amended to say that a TB member who votes Abstain must provide a written explanation detailing their need for abstaining to the TB President within 48 hours of their vote, and that the explanation be posted along with the final vote count. Failure to provide this explanation will invalidate the member's vote and cause them to be counted as a non-participant.

If their is truly a legitimate need for the Abstain vote like several have asserted, they should have no problem with this proposal.