On 16 Sep 2022, at 12:09 PM, Steve Noble <snoble@sonn.com> 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.

See more information here - https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/explained/

Thanks,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers