<html><head><style id="axi-htmleditor-style" type="text/css">p { margin: 0px; }</style></head><body dir="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: fixed;">Thanks Christian,<div><br></div><div>I missed those. <br><div class="x-axi-signature"><br></div><div class="x-axi-signature">"<i>(b) a signed statement in which he/she declares that he/she shall adhere to the Code of Conduct for candidates for the Executive Board as adopted by the Executive Board and published on the Association’s website, <b>and that he/she has never committed any fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction</b></i>"</div><div class="x-axi-signature"><br></div><div class="x-axi-signature">This is extremely broad. It also opens the possibility that RIPE NCC has to become an arbiter wether or not a certain action of a nominee constitutes fraud (with all the possible liabilities for RIPE NCC in civil court). Legally it would be preferable to just focus on 'outcomes': has there been any verdict against a nominee. Court cases can be won by nominees .. </div><div class="x-axi-signature"><br></div><div class="x-axi-signature">Is the wording deliberate (ie as broad as possible) Ifso have you thought about the above scenario ?</div><div class="x-axi-signature"><br><div class="x-axi-signature" style="; font-size: 10pt; font-family: " source="" sans="" pro",="" sans-serif;"="">-- <div>IDGARA | Alex de Joode | alex@idgara.nl | +31651108221 <br></div></div></div><br>On Tue, 27-10-2020 16h 36min, "Kaufmann, Christian" <ckaufman@akamai.com> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-left: 1px solid #ccc;"><div style="null; null;"> <meta http="http" equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style id="axi-htmleditor-style"></style> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Alex,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Members, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Here you can find the exact wordings and details:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020/proposed-amendments-to-the-ripe-ncc-articles-of-association.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="redir.hsp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.net%2Fparticipate%2Fmeetings%2Fgm%2Fmeetings%2Foctober-2020%2Fproposed-amendments-to-the-ripe-ncc-articles-of-association.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020/proposed-amendments-to-the-ripe-ncc-articles-of-association.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">and here is the rest of the supporting documents we have sent out before.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020/supporting-documents" data-saferedirecturl="redir.hsp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.net%2Fparticipate%2Fmeetings%2Fgm%2Fmeetings%2Foctober-2020%2Fsupporting-documents" target="_blank">https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/october-2020/supporting-documents</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Christian Kaufmann<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">RIPE NCC Executive Board<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Alex de Joode <adejoode@idgara.nl><br> <b>Reply to: </b>Alex de Joode <adejoode@idgara.nl><br> <b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 27. October 2020 at 14:31<br> <b>To: </b>"members-discuss@ripe.net" <members-discuss@ripe.net>, "exec-board@ripe.net" <exec-board@ripe.net><br> <b>Subject: </b>[exec-board] ripe-ncc-executive-board-election-task-force-report<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">The report states: <o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">7. Other requirements of nominees Recommendation It was agreed that the candidates must agree to follow the code of conduct at all times (see point 6 above). <b>The nominee should also sign a statement certifying that they have not committed fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction.</b> This requirement should be added to the Articles of Association.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">This is very broad as it pertains to behaviour. Normally this is stated as "not being convicted for fraud or other financial misconduct in any jurisdiction".<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">So in order to know what we are voting on tomorrow, can the Board show us the exact textual changes we are voting on?<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">Alex/<span style="font-size:10.0pt">(as-spectre)</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">-- <o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">IDGARA | Alex de Joode | alex@idgara.nl | +31651108221 <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>