Hi Tina, all,
Although different from your type of situation, I can give you some data points on members vs LIR accounts.
RIPE NCC members: 19,917
LIR accounts: 20,697
19,486 members have one LIR account, The remaining 431 members have 780 additional LIR accounts (so 1,211 accounts belong to members with multiple LIRs).
Breaking down a little further:
311 members hold 2 LIR accounts each
62 hold 3 LIR accounts each
32 hold 4-5 LIR accounts each
19 hold 6-10 LIR accounts each
7 hold more than 10 LIR accounts each
As clarified, it’s just the members who get a vote at the GM regardless of how many LIR accounts they have. But to complicate things slightly more, you need to be a member for six months before you get voting rights, so anyone who became a member from 21 November 2025 will be able to attend the upcoming GM but will not vote (208 members fall into this category currently).
As you have seen, the situation with members vs LIR accounts can cause confusion, not just with voting but also with financial matters and administering a system that caters for both. Moving to a per-member charging system is a step towards making all this clearer, and protects somewhat from the issue of losing revenue when members consolidate their LIR accounts.
Hope all this helps.
Best regards,
Fergal Cunningham
Head of Membership Engagement
RIPE NCC
Michelle, thank you for the clarification, you are right I was assuming that each LIR got a vote. I have 2 LIRs I manage for 2 distinct corporate entities so there are 2 votes.To unsubscribe or manage your subscription, log in to the LIR Portal with your
I wonder how common each scenario is?
-Tina
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