I was in the same dilemma as yourself. I believe if you don't Vote, the Brokerage Firms will VOTE YES for all Proposals which are classified as ROUTINE. This is the one reason, I stated it is technically an automatic YES VOTE.
I think Management is counting on most shareholders not voting, which has been the way in the past years.
Someone else can chime in if they want to clarify.
If necessary, PPHM could adjourn the annual meeting, leaving the voting open on proposal #3 until enough broker non-votes are converted into yes votes (#msg-116561573).