<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I am opposed to this change.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This effectively imposes a disenfranchisement on dues paying members for at least one additional year if they choose to abstain or accidentally fail to vote in an ARIN election.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Further, since you are jacking end user organizations for a steep fee increase in order to subsidize previous member organizations, giving them a non-voting status and making them opt-in for voting is unfair and amounts to a form of pole tax.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 28, 2021, at 13:47 , ARIN <<a href="mailto:info@arin.net" class="">info@arin.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">The purpose of this consultation is to provide our customers ARIN’s plan for membership going forward and to seek feedback on planned changes to ARIN’s membership structure for 2022.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">With the change to a single fee schedule in 2022 (fee harmonization) for end user and ISP organizations, ARIN wishes to open up participation in ARIN governance to end user organizations that were previously unable to vote in ARIN elections. When the end user organizations are transitioned to the Registration Services Plan, they will be made Service Members of ARIN. This category is an addition to the existing membership categories. The addition of a new membership category requires a modification to the Bylaws, linked below.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">The distinguishing characteristic between Service and General Member categories is related to the commitment to vote in ARIN’s elections. Any Service Member organization may apply to become a General Member by submitting a request and meeting the General Member criteria.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">General members (whether existing or new ones who were previously end user organizations and opted to become General Members) must participate in ARIN Elections to maintain their status. Following the 2023 ARIN annual election and each election thereafter, General Members that did not cast a ballot in any of the previous three ARIN elections will become Service Members and will not be eligible to apply for General Member status until after the coming year.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Please view the proposed related Bylaws changes at: <a href="https://arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/bylaws_redline_102821.pdf" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 122, 153);" class="">https://arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/bylaws_redline_102821.pdf </span></a></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">You may also review a more detailed description of the proposed 2022 Membership categories and related FAQ at: <a href="https://arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/index2022/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 122, 153);" class="">https://arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/index2022/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">This consultation will remain open for 15 days, after which a summary will be provided to the Board of Trustees for their consideration. This proposed change to ARIN’s bylaws may be implemented independently or in addition to any other bylaw changes approved by the Board (including consultation if necessary) in accordance with the bylaws.</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">Please provide comments to <a href="mailto:arin-consult@arin.net" title="mailto:arin-consult@arin.net" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 122, 153);" class="">arin-consult@arin.net</span></a>. 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