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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='color:black'>We're almost at the end of the 2023 ARIN Election voting period —</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>only two days left</span></i></strong><span style='color:black'>, with voting closing at 7:00 PM ET this Friday, 27 October.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Designated Voting Contacts for eligible General Members in Good Standing may cast their organization’s ballot to fill four seats on the Board of Trustees and seven seats on the Advisory Council. The announcement of the candidate slate is</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.arin.net/announcements/20230912-slate/" title="https://www.arin.net/announcements/20230912-slate/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>available on our website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>If you haven’t already voted and are your organization’s Voting Contact, log in to ARIN Online and select the "Vote Now" link in the dashboard.</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/instructions/#submitting-votes-in-an-arin-election" title="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/instructions/#submitting-votes-in-an-arin-election"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Step-by-step instructions are available</span></a>. For information on how to view who in your organization is the Voting Contact, please</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/voting/" title="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/voting/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>see our website</span></a>. Only Voting Contacts on record as of 12 October 2023 are eligible to vote in this year’s election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Participation in ARIN Elections is</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/#member-responsibilities" title="https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/membership/#member-responsibilities">a requirement to maintain General Membership</a>.</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><i><span style='color:black'>O<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>rganizations that have not voted in the past three elections</span></em></span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='color:black'> </span></i></span><span style='color:black'>after the 2023 ARIN Elections will transition to Service Members. Results of the election will be announced by Friday, 3 November 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>For questions related to ARIN Elections or to report any issues, please email <a href="mailto:elections@arin.net" title="mailto:elections@arin.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>elections@arin.net</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Jason Byrne<br>Senior Customer Success Analyst<br>American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>