<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">As this year's election observer, I have reviewed the methodology and results and certify that this election was properly conducted according to the established rules.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div>If anyone has any concerns or comments, please let Chris and I know.</div></div><div>    Steve</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 9:29 PM Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov <<a href="mailto:pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com">pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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The 2021 election for the PeeringDB Board of Directors has concluded.<br>
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There were 4 candidates this year for 3 available Director seats.<br>
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Of 98 organizations registered to vote, there were 86 votes.<br>
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The winners in order of vote count and thus seat occupied:<br>
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  Seat 1 (term expires 2023): Patrick W. Gilmore<br>
  Seat 3 (term expires 2023): Bijal Sanghani<br>
  Seat 5 (term expires 2023): Christopher Malayter<br>
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Appreciation to the other candidate who ran:<br>
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  Stephen McManus<br>
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The new PeeringDB Board of Directors is:<br>
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  Seat 1 (term expires 2023): Patrick W. Gilmore<br>
  Seat 2 (term expires 2022): Job Snijders<br>
  Seat 3 (term expires 2023): Bijal Sanghani<br>
  Seat 4 (term expires 2022): Aaron Hughes<br>
  Seat 5 (term expires 2023): Christopher Malayter<br>
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Detailed results including Single Transferable Vote (STV) stages:<br>
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  <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.peeringdb.com_gov_misc_2021-2D04-2D30-5FComprehensive-5FPoll-5FResults.pdf&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=V12AGRSDTabQrXXLE8vQ9mQw6KnDqzoankcejNTSNAQ&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.peeringdb.com_gov_misc_2021-2D04-2D30-5FComprehensive-5FPoll-5FResults.pdf&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=V12AGRSDTabQrXXLE8vQ9mQw6KnDqzoankcejNTSNAQ&e=</a> <br>
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Verify your votes with your receipt codes:<br>
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  <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bigpulse.com_disclosevotes-3Fcode-3D1619745156Vfb78HLXWnFE827YPcnm&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=X-K-lgzvBIyLmrbNKbCeQI1rhwhs6SxQc6OQuwaCujU&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bigpulse.com_disclosevotes-3Fcode-3D1619745156Vfb78HLXWnFE827YPcnm&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=X-K-lgzvBIyLmrbNKbCeQI1rhwhs6SxQc6OQuwaCujU&e=</a> <br>
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For STV first timers:<br>
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  <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Single-5Ftransferable-5Fvote&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=ikOhL7UMsVvydgHw2EaZRleTD9UM3l_FTwvuVlYKLi8&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Single-5Ftransferable-5Fvote&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=ikOhL7UMsVvydgHw2EaZRleTD9UM3l_FTwvuVlYKLi8&e=</a> <br>
  <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3Dl8XOZJkozfI&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=3y8hPfWRVF0RvsRQxqmyX0YHsntMjHc7na8r3LKVvw4&e=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3Dl8XOZJkozfI&d=DwIGaQ&c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&r=Q-LR3Ns_YD-oYaEjNtuLVIY6ioraE7x4h5qiW_OFFVF2teMPwKQCjXyHHc7idZEI&m=4ptqIkc0b151Bme2aC5NVi8ex1GEoP4tazsvVGJycWw&s=3y8hPfWRVF0RvsRQxqmyX0YHsntMjHc7na8r3LKVvw4&e=</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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