Annual Election Process

Timeline and Rules for Elections

Election Timeline

• Day 1-3: Threshold voting

• Day 1-7: Nominations open in Discord

• Day 8-10: Voting on SagaDAO Realms

• Day 11+: Runoff election (if necessary)

Set the Threshold

• Purpose: To confirm active voters and set the percentage of votes required to win.

• Where: Conducted on SagaDAO Realms: https://app.realms.today/dao/Saga

• Duration: Lasts 3 days, starting at the beginning of nomination week.

Threshold Options:

• Simple Majority: 50% + 1 vote

• Supermajority: 66%

• High Supermajority: 75%

The selected threshold will apply to all roles.

Nominations

• Where: Self-Nominations will take place in Discord.

• Duration: Open for 1 week.

Nominations Steps

1. Forms for each core team member role will be posted when nominations begin.

2. Complete the form for the position in which you wish to run.

3. Completed forms will be posted publicly in Discord for community review.

4. A thread will be created for members to comment on each nomination. This will be for endorsements, questions, or general discussion.

How to Vote

• Where: Voting will take place on SagaDAO Realms: https://app.realms.today/dao/Saga

• Duration: Voting lasts 3 days.

Format:

• Voting is multiple-choice.

• Each Core Team role is a separate multiple-choice question.

Ballot Order:

1. Activity: Candidates will be listed by community activity level: https://mee6.xyz/en/sagadao

2. Seniority: If activity levels are tied, candidates will be listed by when they joined the SagaDAO Discord.

Winning Conditions

• The candidate with the most votes who also meets the threshold wins.

• If no candidate meets both requirements, a runoff election will occur.

Additional Election Rules

Runoff Elections

• When: Runoff elections will begin immediately after the initial vote concludes.

• Duration: Voting for runoff elections will last 3 days, just like the normal election period.

Format:

• Only the top 2 candidates from the previous round will appear on the ballot.

• Voting will follow the same multiple-choice format as the initial vote.

Winner:

• The candidate with the majority of votes in the runoff election wins.

Tiebreakers in Runoff Elections:

• If a tie occurs in the runoff election, the candidate who joined the SagaDAO Discord earlier will be declared the winner based on seniority.

Core Team Vacancies

• In the event of a Core Team member stepping down, leaving, or passing away, a special election will be held promptly to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term, following the standard nomination, voting, and runoff procedures.

• If only one candidate steps forward for the role, an individual may run uncontested and be voted in via Realms with a simple majority vote for the remainder of the term.

Doxxing Requirements

Civic Verification Requirement

All core team-elect must complete the Civic verification process, which includes:

• Complete a video selfie associated with a wallet.

• Solve a CAPTCHA to prove you are not a bot.

• Complete a video selfie to prove you are a real person.

• Provide government issued photo ID and video selfie

• The verification must be successfully completed before any permissions are granted.

Submission Process:

• Core team members must submit the required information to Civic.

• Confirmation of successful verification must be communicated to the DAO’s Operations & Support lead or appointed verifier.

Access Approval:

• Once verification is confirmed, access to multi-sig wallets, financial accounts, and other sensitive systems will be granted.

• Access is granted only to the wallet that was verified through Civic.

Video Call with Sitting Core Team Member(s)

At least one sitting core team member must be present for the call. This must be done before any core team-elect member is given access to:

• Multi-sig wallets

• Socials

• Admin systems

Sitting members may make reasonable requests to prevent social engineering attempts or attacks on the DAO. Any requests must be submitted in writing to any core team-elects before the call.

• Reasonable requests: general information relevant to the role, such as previous experience and qualifications.

• Unreasonable requests: personal details like street addresses or other sensitive personal information.

Enforcement: Violations of these policies, including failure to complete the verification steps will result in automatic removal from the core team and suspension of access rights. Any sitting core team member who refuses to complete these steps will also be removed from their position.