Council members abstain from vote on abstaining

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In a Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo, Ypsilanti, Mich. City Council member Peter Murdock looks on during a council meeting to discuss the proposal for a Family Dollar store on the city's Water Street property. Three members of the Ypsilanti City Council on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. Murdock proposed a resolution Tuesday that would have required council members to only vote "yes" or "no" on each issue unless they had a financial or professional conflict. (AP Photo/AnnArbor.com, Courtney Sacco)

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Council members ... In a Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo, Ypsilanti, Mich. City Council member Peter Murdock looks on during a council meeting to discuss the proposal for a Family Dollar store on the city's Water Street property. Three members of the Ypsilanti City Council on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. Murdock proposed a resolution Tuesday that would have required council members to only vote "yes" or "no" on each issue unless they had a financial or professional conflict. (AP Photo/AnnArbor.com, Courtney Sacco)
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