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NFTs, DAOs & Web3

How does DAO governance voting work?

DAO governance voting is the process by which members of a decentralized autonomous organization collectively decide on proposals, usually by casting votes recorded on a blockchain. A member submits a proposal, a voting window opens, and holders cast votes that are tallied transparently; if the threshold passes, the outcome can execute automatically through smart contracts. For example, members might vote on how to spend treasury funds or change a protocol fee. Voting power is often tied to how many governance tokens a member holds, though some DAOs use one-member-one-vote or other models.

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