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<div class="">On 16 Sep 2022, at 12:09 PM, Steve Noble <<a href="mailto:snoble@sonn.com" class="">snoble@sonn.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">(This is the direction that the ARIN Board of Trustees has set based on community input; I will note that </div>
<div class="">the ARIN Board is itself elected by the community and that we have our annual election upcoming – </div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">Unless the rules have changed, this statement is incorrect.</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">The board is not elected by the community, it is elected by ARIN customers who pay for the privilege to vote. </div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">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.</div>
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<div>Steve -</div>
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<div>If you have IPv4 or IPv6 resources under an RSA/LRSA, then you are an ARIN service member. </div>
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<div>ARIN service members in good standing can (via ARIN online or by contacting the RSD helpdesk) opt</div>
<div>to become ARIN general members and participate in ARIN governance – this includes agreeing to be</div>
<div>included on the ARIN member list, assigning a voting contact for your organization, and participating in </div>
<div>ARIN elections.</div>
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<div class="">See more information here - <a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/explained/" class="">https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/explained/</a></div>
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<div class="">Thanks,</div>
<div class="">/John</div>
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<div class="">John Curran</div>
<div class="">President and CEO</div>
<div class="">American Registry for Internet Numbers</div>
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