Voting Rights
Token-Based Voting
How Voting Power Works
Voting power in the Nonterritorial DAO is determined by governance tokens, but with significant differences from typical token-based governance:
Non-Transferable Tokens cannot be bought, sold, or transferred. You earn them through participation, not purchase. This prevents plutocracy.
Stakeholder-Weighted Different stakeholder types have different weight. An artist token and a host token might represent different voting power depending on the proposal type.
Decay Mechanism Inactive tokens lose value over time. Governance power requires ongoing participation.
Earning Voting Power
Artists/Curators
Exhibition accepted
1,000
One-time per exhibition
Exhibition licensed
+50
Per license
Active exhibition
+100/year
For exhibitions with 5+ licenses/year
Curatorial contribution
Variable
Community-assessed
Hosts
Host verification
100
One-time
License completed
+10-50
Proportional to fee
Multi-license host
+100/year
Hosts with 3+ licenses/year
Exemplary hosting
Variable
Quality recognition
Verification Nodes
Node registration
500
One-time
Verification submitted
+5
Per verification
Accurate verification
+2
Bonus for confirmed accuracy
Node uptime bonus
+50/month
For 99%+ uptime
Community
Early supporter
Variable
Based on contribution
Documentation
10-100
Per contribution
Translation
50-200
Per language
Community moderation
50/month
Active moderators
Token Decay
To prevent governance capture by early participants who become inactive:
Annual Decay Rate: 20%
Year 0: 1,000 tokens
Year 1: 800 tokens (if inactive)
Year 2: 640 tokens (if inactive)
Year 3: 512 tokens (if inactive)
Decay Prevention
Decay is paused if you maintain activity:
Artists: At least one active exhibition
Hosts: At least one license per year
Nodes: Active verification participation
Community: Ongoing contribution
Decay Cap
Tokens cannot decay below 10% of original earning. Long-term participants retain some voice even if temporarily inactive.
Voting Mechanics
Casting Votes
Process:
Proposal enters voting period
Connect wallet to governance interface
Review proposal details and discussion
Cast vote: For, Against, or Abstain
Transaction confirms vote on-chain
Delegation If you can't actively participate, you can delegate voting power to another address who shares your interests. Delegation is:
Revocable at any time
Specific to your stakeholder type
Transparent (delegations are public)
Vote Weighting
Not all votes count equally. Weighting ensures balanced representation:
Standard Proposals
Votes weighted by stakeholder allocation:
Artist token = 1.0× weight
Host token = 0.8× weight
Node token = 0.7× weight
Community token = 0.5× weight
Artist-Specific Proposals
Proposals primarily affecting artists:
Artist token = 1.5× weight
Other tokens = 0.5× weight
Host-Specific Proposals
Proposals primarily affecting hosts:
Host token = 1.5× weight
Other tokens = 0.5× weight
Technical Proposals
Proposals affecting infrastructure:
Node token = 1.5× weight
Other tokens = 0.7× weight
Quorum Calculation
Quorum is based on active voting power (tokens that haven't decayed significantly):
This prevents inactive token holders from blocking governance through quorum requirements.
Stakeholder-Specific Rights
Artist Rights
Artists have enhanced voting power on:
Revenue split decisions (especially artist percentage)
Commissioning fund allocations
Curation standards and processes
Rights and licensing terms
Artists have veto power (requiring 75% artist opposition) on:
Reducing artist payment percentage below 35%
Changes to artist rights retention
Mandatory exclusivity requirements
Host Rights
Hosts have enhanced voting power on:
Fee structure and pricing
Technical requirements
Host verification process
Platform features affecting hosting
Hosts have veto power (requiring 75% host opposition) on:
Requirements making hosting inaccessible to small venues
Eliminating geographic pricing adjustments
Mandatory equipment purchases
Node Rights
Verification nodes have enhanced voting power on:
Verification protocols and standards
Node incentive structures
Technical infrastructure decisions
Security measures
Community Rights
Community members have standard voting power across all categories, representing general public interest in the network's cultural mission.
Proposal Rights
Who Can Propose
Standard Proposals Anyone with minimum 100 tokens can submit proposals
Significant Proposals Requires 1,000 tokens OR sponsorship by 10 token holders
Constitutional Proposals Requires 5,000 tokens OR sponsorship by 50 token holders
Proposal Requirements
Every proposal must include:
Clear title and summary
Detailed description of change
Rationale and expected impact
Implementation plan
Risk assessment
Discussion period (minimum 7 days before vote)
Emergency Proposals
For critical issues (security vulnerabilities, urgent bugs):
Reduced discussion period (24 hours)
Expedited voting (48 hours)
Requires Technical Committee endorsement
Limited to technical/security matters
Transparency
Public Records
All governance activity is public:
Proposal text and discussion
Vote tallies by stakeholder type
Individual votes (wallet addresses)
Execution transactions
Governance Analytics
Dashboard showing:
Active proposals and status
Historical voting participation
Stakeholder distribution
Token decay statistics
Delegation relationships
Accountability
Elected committee members must:
Disclose conflicts of interest
Report on committee activities quarterly
Stand for re-election annually
Accept removal by 66% vote of their stakeholder group
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