[PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on PeeringDB

[Shaun Coffey]

IMO declare the potential conflict at time of voting, and allow voters to
make the choice.  I have no concerns about either candidate or the
organization they are affiliated with.

If it’s still of concern ahead of next election, then take the chance
to propose modifying the bylaws to include allowing a run off as proposed
by Yolandi, or a modification to the quorum requirements to ensure a quorum
must consist of at least 3 members who are not affiliated with the same
organization.

On Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 7:01 am, Matthew Petach via Pdb-gov <
pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Chris
>
> Absolutely agree with you; someone earlier had suggested that since
> Directors can also be members, that section 2.3.2 *might* be argued to
> apply to votes being taken by the Board as well.  It's a weak claim, but
> one that could be made in the absence of clearer language.
>
> I do find it interesting that the Directors do not *need* to be associated
> with any Member organizations; there is no restriction on who can be voted
> in as a Director, allowing for the possibility that in the future, the
> Board of Directors could be entirely populated by people with no member
> affiliation to PeeringDB at all.
> I'm still mentally wrestling with whether or not that could be a strength,
> or a weakness in the Bylaws, though.   ^_^;;
>
> Thank you for the clarification!
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM Chris Caputo <ccaputo at alt.net> wrote:
>
>> Just a quick point of clarification that the Voting Rights mentioned in
>> section 2.3 apply to the Membership, not the Board.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, Matthew Petach wrote:
>> > Welcome to the iterative process of updating Bylaws.  I've been going
>> > through this with two other organizations I've been on the boards of,
>> > and it's always a challenge.
>> [...]
>>
>
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