That is not correct. I pointed out the vote, as announced by President Horn, was 3-2-2. If you had voted YES it would have been a tie and Lakernick's appointment would still have failed - thus my comment about no difference. He would have needed a YES vote from both you and Horn to be appointed. I'd say it is obvious that neither you nor Horn was particularly anxious to see Lakernick appointed. 

I made the decision to remain neutral as I am Liaison to the committee in question.

Do you really expect association members to believe your statement above?

I could have rejected the application.

Not sure what you mean by the above. However, the endorsement or non-endorsement of a board liaison is not a deciding factor. An influencing factor, perhaps, but not deciding.