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How to vote for proposals in the Arbitrum DAO?

Wants to vote on proposals? Here's how to vote for proposals in Arbitrum DAO.

Are you a member of the Arbitrum DAO and looking to cast your vote for the latest proposals? Are you confused about the process and unsure how to make your voice heard while carefully voting your $ARB tokens on chain? Look no further! This complete guide to voting for proposals in Arbitrum DAO will provide you with a step-by-step tutorial that will make the process easy.

What is Arbitrum DAO?

Arbitrum DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that governs the Arbitrum network, which is a layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. The Arbitrum DAO is responsible for making important decisions regarding the network's development, upgrades, and incentives. It is a community-driven organization that allows you to participate in the decision-making process by holding the DAO's native token, $ARB and voting on proposals.

Vote for proposals in the Arbitrum DAO

To participate in voting for proposals in Arbitrum DAO, you must hold $ARB tokens. These tokens can be obtained from Uniswap that supports ARB. Once you have $ARB tokens, you have voting power in Arbitrum DAO and can use these to cast your vote for proposals that are up for a vote. Your 1 $ARB token is equal to 1 vote in the DAO.

Step 1: Delegate your voting power

First, you need to delegate your voting power either to yourself or someone else.

When you want to vote on proposals by yourself, then you need to delegate your voting power to yourself in the following way:

Visit Arbitrum DAO Tally page.
Connect your web3 wallet and select the address holding your $ARB tokens.
Click Delegate Vote.
Select Delegate to myself.

Arbitrum DAO: delegating yourself on tally.xyz

It will trigger your wallet, and you will need to Confirm the transaction by paying the gas fee.

You have delegated all of your $ARB token voting power to yourself.

Delegating your $ARB voting power is a necessary step for participating in proposals within the Arbitrum DAO. Without delegating, you can only cast a vote during the temperature check stage, but not during the final stage.

When you don't have time to thoroughly review proposals within the Arbitrum DAO, you can delegate your voting power to someone else within the community who actively participates in proposals. Here's how to do it:

Visit Arbitrum DAO Tally page.
Connect your web3 wallet and select the address holding your $ARB tokens.
Click Delegate Vote.
Click Delegate to address.
You can explore all available delegates within the Arbitrum DAO here. To obtain a delegate's Ethereum address, you can click on their profile and copy it from there
Enter the Ethereum address of your chosen delegate.Next, click Delegate votes.

Arbitrum DAO: delegating another address on tally.xyz

Confirm transaction in your web3 wallet and it's done.

When you delegates your $ARB voting power to someone, then you still retain complete ownership of your tokens. The process of using or holding $ARB tokens remains unchanged.

Step 2: Vote on Snapshot

After posting a proposal on the Arbitrum DAO forum's proposal section, every proposal goes through a temperature check on Snapshot. Now you need to caste your vote on Snapshot. Here's how to do it:

Visit Arbitrum DAO governance page on Snapshot.

Connect your web3 wallet and sign in with the wallet address that holds your $ARB tokens.
Open the active proposal.
Scroll down and select one of the three options: For, Against, or Abstain.

Click Vote, and next click Confirm.
Sign in the message through your web3 wallet provider when prompted and it's done.

Step 3: Vote on Tally.xyz

In the Arbitrum DAO, after passing through Snapshot, each proposal goes to Tally.xyz for the final voting stage before implementation. Here's how to vote on Arbitrum proposals on Tally.xyz:

Visit Arbitrum DAO page on Tally.xyz
Scroll down to the proposals section and click View All.

Open the proposal you want to vote for.
Click Vote on-chain.

You can see your voting power here in Arbitrum DAO. Again select one of the three options: For, Against, or Abstain. Add your comment and click Submit.

Confirm your transaction in your Web3 wallet.

Congratulations! you have successfully cast your vote for the Arbitrum DAO proposal.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I must delegate $ARB tokens for voting on Snapshot?

No, you do not need to delegate your vote to anyone to participate in the temperature check voting stage on Snapshot. However, to participate in the final voting stage on Tally, you must either delegate your vote to yourself or someone else.

2. Can I change my vote after submitting it in Arbitrum DAO?

No, once you have submitted your vote, you cannot change it. It is important to thoroughly review proposals before casting your vote.

3. How long does it take for my delegated voting power to take effect in Arbitrum DAO?

It usually takes a few minutes for your delegated voting power to take effect in Arbitrum DAO, depending on the network congestion and gas fees.

4. Can I withdraw my delegated voting power from an address in Arbitrum DAO?

Yes, you can withdraw your delegated voting power from an address in Arbitrum DAO at any time by simply delegating your voting power to another address, including yourself.

5. When I delegate my voting power to someone, can I still vote in Snapshot Arbitrum DAO?

Once you have delegated your voting power to someone else, you cannot participate in voting yourself, even during the temperature check stage on Snapshot.

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