Governace Contract
The Governance Contract is a cornerstone of the Built By DAO ecosystem, providing a robust framework for managing proposals, voting, and decision-making processes. It ensures that community members have a structured way to influence the DAO's operations, policies, and direction. By leveraging NFTs and integrating BLTBY tokens for proposal staking, the governance system balances inclusivity, accountability, and transparency.
Key Components of the Governance Contract
NFT-Based Voting Power:
In the Built By DAO ecosystem, voting rights are exclusively linked to NFT ownership. The General Membership NFTs, Investor NFTs, and Leadership Council NFTs define a member's ability to participate in governance.
Unlike traditional governance models, BLTBY tokens do not directly grant voting power. This decision helps to decouple wealth from influence, creating a fairer voting environment where participation and role within the DAO take precedence over token accumulation.
Members holding multiple NFTs have their voting power calculated independently for each role, allowing them to influence different types of proposals proportionally to their involvement.
Proposal Creation and Voting System:
Proposal Submission: Only members who are in the top 20% of equity token holders are allowed to create proposals. This helps ensure that those who have a significant vested interest in the DAO are the ones initiating changes.
To submit a proposal, proposers must stake 2 BLTBY tokens, which ensures that the proposal is serious and not frivolous. These tokens are held until the proposal is resolved and then returned if the proposal is successful.
Ranked Choice Voting is used as the voting mechanism for most decisions. This allows members to rank their preferences, ensuring that the options with broad support are chosen.
Proposal Categories and Voting Thresholds:
There are three categories of proposals, each requiring different approval thresholds based on their level of impact:
Standard Proposals (operational or routine matters) require >50% approval.
Critical Proposals (financial or strategic decisions) require >60% approval.
Judicial Proposals (changes to foundational rules or major disputes) require >65% approval.
Each proposal can set a custom voting duration, allowing flexibility in decision-making speed depending on the urgency of the matter at hand.
Leadership Council and Special Powers:
For a proposal to be considered valid, at least two-thirds of the Leadership Council must participate in the vote. This quorum ensures that significant proposals receive due consideration by the DAO's leadership.
Leadership Council members have the option to abstain from voting. This abstention can be used strategically to prevent certain votes from proceeding if they are seen as potentially harmful to the DAO.
Veto Power: The Founding Director, along with one additional Leadership Council member, has the power to veto any proposal. This veto power serves as an important check to ensure that actions contrary to the core values of the DAO can be halted before they cause harm.
Stakeholder-Specific Proposals:
Some proposals are exclusive to Investor NFTs holders, specifically when the proposal relates to investment, funding rounds, or dividend distributions. This ensures that those with a financial stake in the DAO have a stronger say in investment-related decisions.
Accountability and Security Measures:
The staking requirement for proposal submission serves as a safeguard to filter out unserious proposals. If a proposal fails, the staked BLTBY tokens are forfeited, creating a direct consequence for submitting proposals that do not align with the broader community's interests.
The contract includes a ReentrancyGuard to protect against reentrancy attacks during proposal creation, voting, and resolution. This ensures that all transactions and interactions remain secure and reliable.
Custom Errors have been utilized to efficiently handle exceptions, saving gas fees and providing clear reasons for failed operations, making the governance process both cost-effective and user-friendly.
Summary of Governance Flow
Proposal Creation: Top equity holders can create proposals by staking 2 BLTBY tokens. Proposals can vary in type—operational, critical, or judicial—with corresponding voting thresholds.
Voting Mechanism: All votes are conducted using ranked choice voting to capture the preferences of members more accurately. Voting power is based on the type and duration of NFT ownership, and weighted to favor active and long-standing members.
Leadership Quorum and Special Actions: To be considered, a proposal must reach a two-thirds quorum from the Leadership Council. Furthermore, the Founding Director, in conjunction with one Leadership Council member, can veto proposals to protect the DAO from potentially harmful decisions.
Encouraging Balanced Participation
This Governance Contract is designed to strike a balance between empowering members and ensuring that those with deep involvement in the ecosystem have a voice proportional to their contributions. By requiring staking to submit proposals, it guarantees that participants are serious about their contributions and have a stake in the DAO's success.
Furthermore, by utilizing ranked choice voting, the contract ensures that decisions are aligned with the broadest support from the community. The veto powers and the ability of Leadership Council members to abstain provide additional checks and balances, protecting the DAO from decisions that may negatively impact its long-term goals.
Ultimately, the Governance Contract provides a fair and transparent system that fosters collaborative decision-making, facilitates meaningful participation, and ensures that Built By DAO grows with the involvement of all its stakeholders.
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