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Vote Weighting

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Pronunciation
[voht weyt-ing]
Analogy
Like giving senior members more votes in a committee based on their years of service.
Definition
The assignment of different voting power to participants based on criteria such as token balance, lock-up duration, or reputation.
Key Points Intro
Weighting schemes tailor governance influence to stakeholder characteristics.
Key Points

Proportional: based on token holdings

Time-locked: lock duration increases weight

Reputation: reputation scores factor into weight

Hybrid: combines multiple criteria in weighting formula

Example
A DAO uses a quadratic weighting formula where vote weight = √(tokens × lockTime) to balance stake size and commitment.
Technical Deep Dive
Governance contracts compute `weight = f(balance, lockDuration, reputation)`. Checkpoints store weighted votes per block. On proposal execution, contract sums weighted votes via `getPastWeightedVotes()` and compares to thresholds.
Security Warning
Overly complex weighting can confuse participants and hide power imbalances.
Caveat
Complex formulas reduce transparency and may require off-chain computation for clarity.
Related Terms
Vote Delegation
Time-locked Voting
Reputation Score
Quadratic Voting

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