To the beset of my knowledge, membership has never been a criterion for 
eligibility to run. It is a requirement to be able to nominate and to vote.

I don’t think this is a change.

What has changed is the behavior of (and possibly the mandate and guidance 
given to) the nominating committee.

This new behavior is the kind of manipulation of process I expect to see in 
AFRINIC. It comes as a surprise in the ARIN region.

I’m not sure what [email protected] thinks is going on and he doesn’t 
elaborate beyond a rather terse claim that some sort
of effort towards capture is occurring. Care to elaborate, Scott?

Owen


> On Oct 9, 2021, at 18:26 , Martin Hannigan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> It's probably more than process reform that is needed IMHO. I didn't realize 
> this changed, but you don't need to be a member in good standing to run for 
> the board. I'm pretty certain it used to be a requirement. Not sure when that 
> changed. It appears at least two of three possibly aren't. I'd argue this is 
> another black eye for the process.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> -M<
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 9:19 PM Scott Leibrand <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> In light of the public and private responses I’ve gotten to this question, it 
> seems that the obvious explanations are considered far more credible than any 
> innocent ones (of which none have been forthcoming this far).
> 
> I would encourage everyone to support these petitions, to solicit candidates’ 
> opinions on the matter of candidate selection, and then vote for candidates 
> willing to publicly advocate for candidate selection reform at ARIN. Whether 
> or not the process is currently undergoing capture, it certainly appears to 
> lack the transparency needed to avoid it. 
> 
> Scott
> 
>> On Oct 9, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Owen DeLong <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> There were apparently at least 5 candidates. There are 2 open board seats.
>> 
>> The nom-com approved only 3 candidates, hence my complaint.
>> 
>> There are 7 open advisory council seats. I did not count the nomination list 
>> size, but I assure you it was well short of 14.
>> 
>> Owen
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 9, 2021, at 17:30 , Steven Ryerse <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If there are enough candidates there ought to be at least 2 for each seat 
>>> and more than 2 is also good too. 
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Steven Ryerse
>>> President
>>>  
>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | C: 
>>> 770.656.1460
>>> 100 Ashford Center North | Suite 110 | Atlanta, Georgia 30338
>>>  
>>> <image001.jpg> <https://www.facebook.com/EclipseNetworks/>  <image002.jpg> 
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/eclipse-networks-inc/>  <image003.jpg> 
>>> <https://twitter.com/NetworksEclipse>  <image004.jpg> 
>>> <https://www.instagram.com/eclipsenetworks/>
>>>  
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>>>  
>>> From: ARIN-PPML <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Mike Burns
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 4:45 PM
>>> To: Scott Leibrand <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Cc: arin-ppml <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Board Election Petition underway
>>>  
>>> I was rejected for an Advisory Council candidacy even though I was a 
>>> candidate in the past and am a policy author in multiple registries.
>>> Another broker was likewise rejected.
>>> There are 7 AC openings, only 10 candidates, but I was rejected.
>>> I know another broker who was, like me, solicited to run but then denied a 
>>> candidacy.
>>> The NomCom is comprised of four insiders, two volunteers, and operates in 
>>> the dark.
>>> Not saying this is the case, but very few likeminded individuals on the 
>>> AC/Board can effectively capture these via NomCom filtering.
>>> A dangerous thing for Internet governance in the context of Afrinic. I 
>>> don't want the governments of the world taking over from the amateurs.
>>> But if we continue to act amateurish...
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Regards,
>>> Mike
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> ---- On Sat, 09 Oct 2021 11:58:00 -0400 Scott Leibrand 
>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote ----
>>>  
>>> Has ARIN disclosed anything about why the NomCom chose to exclude two 
>>> obviously-qualified candidates from the ballot when they didn’t yet have 2 
>>> candidates per open seat, and the 3 candidates they did include are all 
>>> less well-known to the community than both the ones they excluded?
>>> 
>>> I can hypothesize some possible reasons, but none of them would reflect 
>>> well on the NomCom, so I am reluctant to do so without learning their 
>>> stated reason(s). 
>>> 
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>> > On Oct 9, 2021, at 7:39 AM, Bill Woodcock <[email protected] 
>>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> >> On Oct 9, 2021, at 4:03 PM, Martin Hannigan <[email protected] 
>>> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> >> There's a petition for two people to be added to the Trustee ballot 
>>> >> after being rejected by the nom com.
>>> > 
>>> > Yes! Go vote on the petitions, so you’ll have more than three choices to 
>>> > fill the two open board seats, when the election comes. Give yourself 
>>> > more options.
>>> > 
>>> > -Bill
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