On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 9:23 AM John Curran <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 16 Sep 2022, at 12:09 PM, Steve Noble <[email protected]> wrote: > > (This is the direction that the ARIN Board of Trustees has set based on >> community input; I will note that >> the ARIN Board is itself elected by the community and that we have our >> annual election upcoming – >> > > Unless the rules have changed, this statement is incorrect. > > The board is not elected by the community, it is elected by ARIN customers > who pay for the privilege to vote. > > Even though I pay significant money to ARIN I am not allowed to vote, but > as far as I know, I am a part of the community. > > > Steve - > > If you have IPv4 or IPv6 resources under an RSA/LRSA, then you are an ARIN > service member. > > ARIN service members in good standing can (via ARIN online or by > contacting the RSD helpdesk) opt > to become ARIN general members and participate in ARIN governance – this > includes agreeing to be > included on the ARIN member list, assigning a voting contact for your > organization, and participating in > ARIN elections. >
Hi John, My point was that you said community, not general members. I understand that I am blocked from voting because I don't pay enough. > See more information here - > https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/explained/ > > Thanks, > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > American Registry for Internet Numbers > >
