I have no idea to be sure, but if it were that easy to get shorts to close or cover, every stock in trouble with a short attack would do it and it would be a well known short killer. Too good to be true.

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"One question I do have right now deals with open and naked short positions. Do these folks have to close their short positions since they will not be entitled to vote their short shares? Anyone know the answer?"

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