# Cohort #12 Application of Foundation Voting Program is Now Open **URL:** \ **Category:** Protocol\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/cohort-12-application-of-foundation-voting-program-is-now-open/5075 "2023-01-17T21:07:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![cryptodad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/cryptodad/32/156_2.png) [@cryptodad](https://forum.celo.org/u/cryptodad)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/cohort-12-application-of-foundation-voting-program-is-now-open/5075/3 "2023-01-19T08:48:31Z")
I have a question to the requirement of running an attestation service in order to being eligible for the voting program. Is there really a need to still run this service as this requirement had been scrapped last year for existing validators? We had stopped our baklava attestation service instance after this had been communicated. > [@\[Validator Guidance\] Attestation Protocol (“ASv1”) Next Steps](https://forum.celo.org/t/validator-guidance-attestation-protocol-asv1-next-steps/4957): > > Dear Attestation Service operator (Validator) community Two weeks ago, I shared a brief update in the following forum post [Attestation Protocol (“ASv1”) Update](https://forum.celo.org/t/attestation-protocol-asv1-update/4831) and promised a more detailed follow up. Brief recap Copy of [Attestation Protocol (“ASv1”) Update](https://forum.celo.org/t/attestation-protocol-asv1-update/4831) for ease of reference First I wanted to note that we really appreciate your patience! This situation is new territory for us, so we have been particularly keen to investigate various options and implications before sharing a final recommen… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.celo.org/t/cohort-12-application-of-foundation-voting-program-is-now-open/5075)._