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What you’ll do

In this tutorial, you will complete a first governance vote with the current public DerivaDAO flow:
  1. Open the official proposal context.
  2. Confirm wallet and voting power.
  3. Review proposal and implementation links.
  4. Cast a vote in the active governance surface.
  5. Verify that your vote was recorded.

Prerequisites

  • A wallet with DDX voting power or delegated votes.
  • Access to the official governance discussion surfaces.
  • An active proposal that is currently open for voting.

Step 1: Open the current proposal context

  1. Start from Community Resources.
  2. Open the official Governance Forum thread for the proposal you want to review.
  3. Follow the linked DIP or governance-process references so you know whether the proposal is still a draft, already proposed on-chain, or queued for execution.

Step 2: Confirm your wallet and voting power

  1. Connect the wallet that holds DDX or has delegated voting power.
  2. Confirm the proposal is currently open for voting before you attempt to vote.
  3. Record the proposal title, ID, and voting deadline so you can verify the correct item after signing.

Step 3: Review the proposal with the right context open

  1. Read the forum summary and any linked implementation notes or DIP documents.
  2. If the proposal changes market or risk parameters, open Trading Safeties and Guards and Margin Requirements in parallel.
  3. If the proposal changes governance or operating posture, keep Regulatory and Compliance Approach open as your background route.

Step 4: Cast the vote

  1. Open the current governance voting surface linked from the proposal context.
  2. Choose your vote option.
  3. Approve the wallet signature or transaction.
  4. Save the transaction hash or receipt immediately after submission.
If the proposal thread does not expose a current voting link, stop and use Support Channels rather than guessing the active route.

Step 5: Verify the recorded result

  1. Refresh the proposal page after the transaction confirms.
  2. Verify your vote appears under the correct proposal and wallet address.
  3. Keep the transaction hash until the voting window closes and the proposal moves to its next state.

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Last modified on April 11, 2026