Current Celo Governance Overview & Procedures

Hello @ericnakagawa thanks for the feedback.

I am updating and clarifying here some procedures and toolkits for Celo Governance including and trying to clarify some differences between Main On-Chain Celo Governance :vs: Celo Public Goods Proposals.


1. Voting and Discussion Mechanisms

Mechanisms for Main On-Chain Celo Governance Proposals

  • Celo Governance Contract: The on-chain voting contract for Celo Governance. This is also the address of the Celo Community Treasury.
  • Celo Mondo: The new UI friendly interface to Lock, Stake, Delegate and Vote.
  • Celo.Stake.id: A front-end interface for Celo Governance maintained by Staking Fund.
  • Celo Terminal: A desktop application allowing Celo chain interactions and governance participation.
  • StakedCelo dApp: An application that allows for liquid staking of Celo and voting on Governance proposals.

Mechanisms for Celo Public Goods Proposals

  • Celo Public Goods Snapshot: A locked Celo snapshot to allow votes to occur on Snapshot to decide about Celo Public Goods Proposals.

Mechanisms for Discussions

  • The Celo Forum: The platform for governance and community discussion.
  • Discord: For informal governance discussion and feedback.
  • Github: Governance guidelines and CGP proposals are tracked via Github.

Tools being evaluated or developed:

  • Valora Voting UI: A mobile-friendly feature to lock Celo, delegate voting power, and vote on proposals to be included in the Valora Wallet is currently being scoped.

The Governance Toolkit will evolve with each version of Celo Governance Guidelines to make governance more resilient and effective.


2. Proposed Proposal Process

Celo makes decisions through governance proposals. A new proposal must be of the proposal type listed below and follow the voting process described in this document to be considered valid. Proposals are accepted or rejected using a voting process.

An illustrative diagram of how to know where your proposal fits is showed here :point_down:

Voting Process

All governance proposals go through a cycle of at least three weeks.

:right_anger_bubble: Feedback and Review Phase

Proposals must be posted in the Celo Forum for review by the Celo community. It is required to post the proposal as a new discussion thread in the appropriate category and to mark it with [DRAFT] in the title. Proposal authors are expected to be responsive to feedback.

A proposal needs to be up for discussion for at least 7 full days, during which responsiveness from the author is mandatory.

To proceed to the submission and voting phase at least two Celo Governance Guardians or CPG Stewards (depends of the scope of the proposal) must post explicitly that the proposal fulfills the requirements to be able to move into the Voting Stage in the proposal thread on the Celo Forum.

If a Celo Governance Guardian or CPG Steward signals readiness for a proposal to move to a vote, it does not endorse that proposal. It simply signifies that they verified the proposal is ready to move to a vote and follows the Governance Guidelines.

After a proposal has received the required approvals, the proposal author shall update the proposal thread title from [Draft] to [Final]. This can be done by editing the proposal tittle, creating a new post with the [Final] tag or adding a comment with the final text of the proposal in the thread.

Authors shall also include a summary of incorporated feedback as a comment on their proposal thread so future reviewers can understand the proposal’s progress. If feedback was gathered outside of the Forum (e.g., on Discord), proposal authors should include relevant links.

:bangbang: If a proposal author does not get explicit approval or wants more time for feedback, they should continue to seek feedback from the community and submit an updated proposal.

:ballot_box: Proposal Submission and Voting Phase

Once a proposal has been flagged as ready for submission, any account that matches the Submission Requirements can submit the proposal to Celo Governance following the below processes.

  • Celo Governance Contracts: When a proposal is submitted to the Celo Governance Contracts, it will follow the current voting process as indicated in the Governance Documentation.
  • Celo Public Goods Snapshot: When a proposal is submitted to the Celo Public Goods snapshot space, it will be up for a single-choice vote for five days.
    During this period, no changes can be made to the proposal. If a proposal is accepted, the proposer can request execution by the Celo Public Goods Multi-sig within 30 days. If no request is made within 30 days, the proposal will be considered abandoned and the proposal will be voided.

:information_source: All decisions will be made using token-weighted voting based on the Locked Celo balances at the moment of Proposal submission. It is recommended, but optional, to submit a proposal on Wednesday to streamline votes.

:ice_cube: Cool-off period for failed proposals

If a proposal is not accepted, a so-called cool-off or rest period for additional conversation and potential changes is started before the proposal can be resubmitted again.

  • If a proposal is rejected due to not reaching a quorum but having a majority of yes votes, the proposal is moved back to the discussion stage and may be submitted for a vote after waiting for 14 days.

  • If a proposal is rejected and has a majority of no votes, the proposal is moved back to the discussion stage and may be submitted for a vote after receiving approval from the Governance Guardians and waiting for 28 days.

  • :anger: Note: In the event that a proposal meets or exceeds quorum, but if it is not approved in time, then they should be able to re-submit as soon as they are able. This would happen in a rare situations when approvers are unable to approve in the 72 hour window following a referendum vote.


3. Implementation and Administration

In all cases, Celo Governance represented in Celo Governance Guardians for the Main On-Chain Celo Governance Proposals or CPG Stewards for the managing of Celo Public Goods Budget is intended to be carried out consistent with the Celo Governance Guidelines and the pursuit of the Celo Vision.

:man_guard: Celo Governance Guardians Overview

The actual Celo Governance Guardians (Formerly known as CGP Editors), actively participating in the Governance Process.

:yellow_circle: Celo Public Goods Stewards Overview

The actual & past Celo Public Goods Stewards are listed below:

2024-H2:

  • Steward and Program Lead: Luuk Weber - Twitter
  • Steward and Program Support: Monty Bryant - Twitter
  • Steward: Sophia Dew - Twitter
  • Steward: Aaron Boyd - Twitter
  • Steward: Pedro Oliveira - Twitter
  • Steward: LauNaMu - Twitter
  • Steward: Sejal Rekhan - Twitter

2024-H1

  • Program Lead and Steward: Luuk Weber - Twitter
  • Advisory Stewards:
    • Advisory Steward: Pedro Oliveira - Twitter
    • Advisory Steward: Aaron Boyd - Twitter
    • Advisory Steward: Marco Barbosa - Twitter
    • Advisory Steward: Maya Brown - Twitter
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