Mr. Cole,
For the second year in a row, the instructions for the MPE SIB are flawed.

What the instruction says is:
"If you decide to cast a negative vote, please remember the absolute value of the sum of all of your votes may not exceed 50."

That translates to:
ABSOLUTE(SUM(VOTE1 + VOTE2 + VOTE3))
eg: ABSOLUTE(SUM(50 + -50 + -50) = 50   
Which is compliant with the instruction, but, I'm certain is not what was intended.

What the instruction SHOULD say is:
"If you decide to cast a negative vote, please remember the sum of the absolute value of each of your votes must not exceed 50."

That translates to:
SUM(ABSOLUTE(VOTE1) + ABSOLUTE(VOTE2) + ABSOLUTE(VOTE3))
eg: SUM(ABSOLUTE(13) + ABSOLUTE(-13) + ABSOLUTE(24)) = 50

The Summing should happen AFTER taking the Absolute value of each vote.

Also, some of the sentences in the Extended Description column are cut-off in mid word.

Regards,
Ron Tilby
Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co.
Salt Lake City, UT