# Vote to Unfreeze Validator Elections & Rewards

**URL:** <https://forum.celo.org/t/vote-to-unfreeze-validator-elections-rewards/446>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/vote-to-unfreeze-validator-elections-rewards/446 "2020-04-28T01:15:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/vote-to-unfreeze-validator-elections-rewards/446/1 "2020-04-28T01:15:24Z")

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The Celo Release Candidate 1 kitchen is running smoothly and it’s now time to vote on whether you should be rewarded for your first dishes: cLabs just put forward a governance proposal to unfreeze validator elections and validator Celo Dollar rewards.

The proposal ID is `1` and it will run from today, Apr 27th to Friday, May 1st. This post explains how to see and vote on the proposal.

Before jumping in, make sure you have:

- A [full node](https://docs.celo.org/getting-started/rc1/running-a-full-node-in-rc1) running on Release Candidate 1 - required
- [Installed](https://docs.celo.org/command-line-interface/introduction) the Celo CLI - required
- [Locked](https://docs.celo.org/command-line-interface/lockedgold) your Celo Gold - required
- Set up [Authorized Vote Signer Keys](https://docs.celo.org/getting-started/rc1/running-a-validator-in-rc1#authorize-vote-signer) (recommended).

Start by checking that your node is synchronized with the network. The output should display `true`. If it displays `false` you may need to wait a bit and try again.

```auto
$ celocli node:synced

```

Once your node is synced, check out the proposal.

```auto
$ celocli governance:view --proposalID=1

```

It’s now your turn to vote and voice your preference by accepting or rejecting this proposal.

**INFO:** If you’re using a Ledger hardware wallet you’ll need to make sure your device is [unlocked](https://docs.celo.org/validator-guide/summary/ledger) and will need to append to the following commands `--useLedger`. Alternatively, if you’re using more than one address, append `--ledgerAddresses=N` or `ledgerCustomAddresses=[M, N]`. See [CLI governance docs](https://docs.celo.org/command-line-interface/governance) for more information.

**NOTE:** In the following commands `<VARIABLE>` is used as a placeholder for something you should specify on the command line.

Here’s what will happen and what you need to do.

1. [1 Day] **Proposal phase - Upvote** : Indicate to the community that you’d like the proposal considered.

```auto
$ celocli governance:upvote --proposalID=1 --from=<YOUR_ADDRESS>

```

1. [1 Day] **Approval phase - Wait** : The Approver, in this case the Celo Foundation, will review and approve the upvoted proposal from phase 1. No action needed from you.

2. [2 Days] **Referendum phase - Vote** : Voice your preference by voting ABSTAIN, YES, or NO for the proposal.

```auto
$ celocli governance:vote --proposalID=1 --value=(Abstain|Yes|No) --from=<YOUR_ADDRESS>

```

1. [3 Days] **Execution phase - Execute** : If the proposal passes with a majority voting yes then it may be executed by anyone within 3 days.

```auto
$ celocli governance:execute --proposalID=1 --from=<YOUR_ADDRESS>

```

See the documentation for more information about:

- [Validator Guide Governance](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CgNfAS4sqcWTq2a3PafDO-EtnTyEL8PuSivDMzypnJY/edit#)
- The [Governance process](https://docs.celo.org/celo-codebase/protocol/governance)
- How to use the [Governance CLI](https://docs.celo.org/command-line-interface/governance).

Please vote,  
The cLabs team