Nominate a Candidate

There will be an election to fill THREE seats at the RIPE NCC General Meeting 20-22 May 2026. Each seat is for a three-year term and ends in May 2029.

Nominate a person

• Fill in the Nomination Form to nominate or support a candidate in the RIPE NCC Executive Board election.
• Please use the same email address associated with your LIR Portal account when filling out the nomination form.

Who can nominate a person?

• To nominate an individual, you must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact in the LIR Portal.
• You will need to use the same email address associated with your LIR Portal account when filling out the nomination form for the nomination to be valid.

List of nominees

• Nominees for the RIPE NCC Executive Board and the nominations they have received will be posted on the List of Nominees page.
• You can also view all nominations in the Nominations archive.
• A person can become a candidate after they have received five nominations.

Who can be nominated?

• You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else.
• A person does NOT need to be a RIPE NCC member to be nominated.

How someone becomes a candidate

• An Executive Board nominee can become a candidate after they have received five nominations of support.
• They must also submit the relevant documents including a Certified Identification Document and signed Candidate Statement before they can become a candidate.
• They are then posted on the Confirmed Candidates page.

Key Dates

Wednesday 25 February 2026: Nominations Open

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 at 23:59 (UTC): Nominations Close