PDP Petitions

About Petitions

A petition is the process by which the community can advance a proposal or draft policy that the Advisory Council (AC) did not choose to move forward. Petitions are part of the Policy Development Process (PDP); they act as a check and balance on the power of the AC.

There are petitions against delay, rejection due to scope, and abandonment.

Petitions can be started by anyone. Petitions need the support of additional community members in order to succeed.

A successful petition is one that gains the support of the required number of people. Petition results are posted to the PPML.

Starting and Participating in Petitions

ARIN staff posts the results of the AC’s decisions to the PPML shortly after the AC has met. Rejection and abandonment decisions are pointed out, and, the deadline for starting a petition is provided. Petitions take place on the PPML; those who wish to start a petition and/or participate in petitions must be subscribed to the list.

If you wish to petition a decision of the AC, send a message to PPML. The message must contain the proposal/draft policy text that you want to move forward, a statement specifying which stage of the Policy Development Process that you believe has not been properly followed, and an issue statement describing the error that occurred.

ARIN staff will confirm the validity of the petition and the petition period.

Members of the Internet community who wish to support the petition action must be a registered Point of Contact for an ARIN member organization. If you wish to support a petition, simply post a statement of support to PPML on the petition thread.

Sample PDP Petition Posts

Petition Starters:

Discussion Petition (Proposal has not been accepted as a Draft Policy)

The AC should have already accepted “Name of Proposal” as a Draft Policy. I petition to move the following text forward for discussion on the list and at the next Public Policy Meeting. Please support moving this proposal forward now by posting statements in support of the petition to this list.

###

Petition Against Abandonment

The AC should have not abandoned the proposal and should accept it as a Draft Policy. I petition to advance it as a Draft Policy on the Public Policy Mailing List. Please support this by posting statements in support of the petition to this list.

<Name, Organization>

###

Petition for Recommended Status

The AC should have advanced the following Draft Policy to recommended status. I petition to advance it as a Recommended Draft Policy on the Public Policy Mailing List. Please support this by posting statements in support of the petition to this list.

<Name, Organization>

###

Petition for Last Call

The AC should have sent the following recommended draft policy to last call. I petition to move it to last call on the Public Policy Mailing List. Please support advancing this draft policy to last call by posting statements in support of the petition to this list.

<Name, Organization>

###

Board Consideration Petition

The AC should have recommended this recommended draft policy to the ARIN Board of Trustees for adoption. I petition to move it to the Board for their consideration. Please support this petition by posting statements of support to this list.

<Name, Organization>

Statement of Support (posted to petition thread):

I support this petition and the issue statement.

<Name, Organization>