Hello everyone,
During my presentations at industry events, I always encourage people to
actively participate in the life and governance of PeeringDB by
subscribing to the governance mailing list.
For this reason, I am very pleased to see the increased activity and
engagement on this mailing list over the past months.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank you for your input and for
the constructive discussions taking place here. *_
The points recently raised regarding the bylaws will be discussed by the
Board during the upcoming Board Meeting in the next few days._*
I would also like to remind everyone that Board Meeting minutes are
publicly available in the Governance section of our website.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. If you would like to
communicate with the full Board, you can also reach us at
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Have a nice Sunday.
Best regards,
--
Livio Morina
President
[email protected]
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PeeringDB
1700 7th Ave Ste 116 PMB #299
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On 5/27/2026 11:00 PM, Chris Rogers via Pdb-gov wrote:
I support this change.
On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov
<[email protected]> wrote:
Members,
In light of PeeringDB's recent election in which there was a risk
that a
single entity could have two representatives on the Board with
five seats,
the below bylaws amendments are hereby proposed.
For background, PeeringDB's Bylaws were based on the Seattle Internet
Exchange's (SIX) Bylaws. The SIX just updated its bylaws with very
similar
changes, adapted below for PeeringDB.
We welcome your support, questions, or concerns.
Chris Caputo
Jack Carrozzo
Aaron Hughes
Fredrik Korsbäck
Christopher Malayter
Stephen McManus
Ben Ryall
Bijal Sanghani
Gaurab Upadhaya
Theo Voss
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The current PeeringDB Bylaws are up at:
https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2026-01-14_PeeringDB_Bylaws.pdf
The proposed revisions to these Bylaws are detailed below, in diff
format.
(A line starting with a "-" is to be removed, while a line
starting with a
"+" is to be added.)
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ARTICLE 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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3.4 Election of Directors
3.4.2 Successor Directors.
Successor Directors shall be elected for a term of two years
each, every
other year in April at the annual meeting of members, or in April
in such
manner as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Director seats are numbered. Even numbered seats are open in even
numbered years, and odd numbered seats in odd numbered years.
Open seats
may also be caused by vacancy. In an election, the highest vote
count
receivers assume the longest term seats. Ties are decided by
random means
by the Secretary in the presence of the meeting attendees.
+No person shall be a candidate for election while affiliated with a
+sitting Director whose seat is not up for election in that year. A
+candidate shall not be seated if any other candidate receiving a
higher
+vote count is affiliated with them; the seat shall pass to the next
+eligible candidate under the election method in use.
+
+For purposes of this Article, two persons shall be deemed
affiliated with
+each other if one directly or indirectly controls the other, if
they are
+under common control, if they have an Affiliate in common,
whether or not
+such Affiliate is a member of the Corporation, or if they belong
to the
+same immediate family or household, as judged by the Secretary.
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3.19 Vacancies.
A vacancy in the position of Director may be filled by the
affirmative
vote of a majority of the remaining Directors. A Director so
elected to
fill a vacancy shall serve until the next annual meeting at which
time the
membership will vote on a Director to fill the unexpired term of
his or
-her predecessor in office if any.
+her predecessor in office if any. A person who would be
affiliated with
+any sitting Director is not eligible to fill a vacancy under this
section.
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