I dont know why brokers would even bother to vote. I wouldnt waste my time unless forced by law (which is not the case)
But dont you think that if the "Entity" theory is true, just a call from the "Entity" to its broker would be enough to have an unsouspicious YES vote? Otherwise relying on "brokers typically vote yes for all "routine" items on a proxy" ... those "typically", "usually" etc are NOT a professional way to have ensured (notice the past tense) a YES vote... as supposedly the BoD wants AIMHO