ARIN does have a clause about this in their bylaws, article IV section 1.e.
:) On Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 15:02 Martin Hannigan via Pdb-gov < [email protected]> wrote: > Conflicts declaration makes sense regardless. > Healthy number of candidates running. > If ARIN doesn’t do it, then it must be OK. > > Seems fine. > > > *From: *Pdb-gov <[email protected]> on behalf of Shaun > Coffey via Pdb-gov <[email protected]> > *Date: *Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM > *To:* > *Cc: *[email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on PeeringDB > > IMO declare the potential conflict at time of voting, and allow voters to > make the choice. I have no concerns about either candidate or the > organization they are affiliated with. > > If it’s still of concern ahead of next election, then take the chance > to propose modifying the bylaws to include allowing a run off as proposed > by Yolandi, or a modification to the quorum requirements to ensure a quorum > must consist of at least 3 members who are not affiliated with the same > organization. > > On Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 7:01 am, Matthew Petach via Pdb-gov < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Chris > > Absolutely agree with you; someone earlier had suggested that since > Directors can also be members, that section 2.3.2 *might* be argued to > apply to votes being taken by the Board as well. It's a weak claim, but > one that could be made in the absence of clearer language. > > I do find it interesting that the Directors do not *need* to be associated > with any Member organizations; there is no restriction on who can be voted > in as a Director, allowing for the possibility that in the future, the > Board of Directors could be entirely populated by people with no member > affiliation to PeeringDB at all. > I'm still mentally wrestling with whether or not that could be a strength, > or a weakness in the Bylaws, though. ^_^;; > > Thank you for the clarification! > > Matt > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM Chris Caputo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just a quick point of clarification that the Voting Rights mentioned in > section 2.3 apply to the Membership, not the Board. > > Chris > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, Matthew Petach wrote: > > Welcome to the iterative process of updating Bylaws. I've been going > > through this with two other organizations I've been on the boards of, > > and it's always a challenge. > [...] > >
