<div dir="ltr">And once again, having monitored the process I certify that the election was performed fairly and according to the procedures specified in the Bylaws, and that the published results are correct.<div><br></div><div>Congratulations to the new board and thanks to everyone who participated.</div><div>     Steve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Chris Caputo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:secretary@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">secretary@peeringdb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The 2016 election for the PeeringDB Board of Directors has concluded!<br>
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The Board of Directors is as follows, with the assigned seat number based<br>
on rank and expiration year, with the two highest ranked candidates<br>
receiving 2 year terms.  Starting next year, odd numbered seats expire in<br>
odd numbered years, while even numbered seats expire in even numbered<br>
years.:<br>
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  Seat 1 (term expires 2017): Arnold Nipper<br>
  Seat 2 (term expires 2018): Aaron Hughes<br>
  Seat 3 (term expires 2017): Patrick W. Gilmore<br>
  Seat 4 (term expires 2018): Job Snijders<br>
  Seat 5 (term expires 2017): Matt Griswold<br>
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94 organizations were registered to vote.  Of that, 80 ballots were cast.<br>
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Detailed results including Single Transferable Vote (STV) stages:<br>
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  <a href="http://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2016-04-30_Comprehensive_Poll_Results.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2016-04-30_Comprehensive_Poll_Results.pdf</a><br>
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Verify your votes with your receipt codes:<br>
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  <a href="https://www.bigpulse.com/disclosevotes?code=1461977761HvsHK5cy4aeqpFt8xqR9" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bigpulse.com/disclosevotes?code=1461977761HvsHK5cy4aeqpFt8xqR9</a><br>
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For STV first timers:<br>
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  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote</a><br>
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI</a><br>
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Thanks to all of the candidates and the community for participating.<br>
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My personal thanks to Steve Feldman for observing the election.<br>
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Questions welcome!<br>
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Respectfully,<br>
Chris Caputo<br>
PeeringDB Secretary/Treasurer<br>
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