I think theses are all good changes and I welcome them. I would advocate for one additional change, which is a requirement that the nominating committee provide a detailed explanation of the reasons to each candidate judged “Unable to Qualify”. It should be up to the candidate whether or not to release that explanation publicly.
Owen > On Jun 15, 2022, at 06:15 , John Curran <[email protected]> wrote: > > PPML Folks - > > After a series of community consultations, ARIN has made several improvements > to the election process that will be in effect for 2022 elections. > > Details attached below. I note that one significant change is that > individuals now self-nominate (this avoids a bit of confusion on the part of > those nominated by others at the last minute and their timely questionnaire > completion…), and your nomination occurs upon submission of a completed > nominee application by the deadline. For those considering running for ARIN > elected positions, it will be important to decide that so as to allow > yourself enough time for nominee questionnaire completion and submission > prior to the deadline. > > FYI & Thanks! > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > American Registry for Internet Numbers > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: ARIN <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: [General-members] Changes to 2022 Elections >> Date: 15 June 2022 at 8:46:45 AM EDT >> To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> In 2021, the ARIN Board dedicated focused effort to the review and >> improvement of ARIN governance which included multiple recommendations >> regarding ARIN election processes. In late 2021 and early 2022, we >> conducted a series of Community Consultations to gather community input on >> these recommendations. As a result, several changes to the ARIN election >> processes were approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees on 16 May 2022. >> We are pleased to announce these changes have been incorporated in ARIN’s >> Bylaws, version 32, now available at: >> >> https://www.arin.net/about/corporate/bylaws/ >> <https://www.arin.net/about/corporate/bylaws/> >> >> We will conduct extensive outreach to inform the ARIN community about these >> changes as we enter the 2022 election cycle and have summarized them here >> for the benefit of ARIN General Members. >> >> All Individuals are invited to self-nominate to run for the Board of >> Trustees or Advisory Council. ARIN membership is not required, and all >> qualified nominees will be put forward on the Initial Slate of Candidates. >> To strengthen the Board’s capacity to provide strategic and fiscal oversight >> of ARIN, the size of the Board will increase to ten Trustees by adding one >> additional elected seat in each of the next three election, starting in 2022. >> Term limits have been adopted for the Board of Trustees, which will require >> an individual to take a two-year break from the Board at the conclusion of >> three consecutive terms. Term limit enforcement will begin starting at the >> end of 2025. >> Nomination Changes: >> The initial nomination period has been shortened from 21 to 14 days, with >> the possibility to be extended an additional 21 days if necessary. >> All Board and Advisory Council nominees will be subject to background >> checks. All eligible Board nominees will be interviewed by an independent, >> third-party vendor. >> All nominees will be classified by the Nomination Committee as "Well >> Qualified," "Qualified", "Qualifications not Demonstrated", or “Unable to >> Qualify”. Only those judged “Unable to Qualify” will not be put forward on >> the Initial Slate. >> Classification of nominees will be based on guidance from the Board/AC, >> responses to the nominee questionnaires, and the third-party background >> checks and interviews. >> The petition process to be included on the Final Slate of Candidates will >> only be available to nominees classified as “Unable to Qualify” following >> the review by the Nomination Committee and publication of the Initial Slate. >> >> We thank everyone who participated in the community consultations that >> provided the Board feedback on potential changes, and we look forward to >> your participation in the 2022 ARIN elections. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Curran >> President and CEO >> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) >> >> -- >> General-members mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/general-members >> <https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/general-members> > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
_______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
