governance

This guide covers how on-chain governance works on QoreChain, including the Quadratic Delegation-Reputation Weighted (QDRW) voting system, how to submit proposals, and how to vote.

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Voting Power: QDRW Formula

QoreChain uses the Quadratic Delegation-Reputation Weighted (QDRW) formula to calculate voting power. This system prevents whale dominance while rewarding participants who have earned high reputation scores and committed to governance through xQORE staking.

VP = sqrt(staked + 2 * xQORE) * ReputationMultiplier(r)

Variable	Description
VP	Effective voting power
staked	Total QOR tokens staked by the voter
xQORE	Amount of xQORE governance tokens held (see xQORE Governance Staking)
r	Voter's reputation score, normalized to [0, 1]
ReputationMultiplier(r)	Sigmoid function mapping reputation to a multiplier in the range [0.5, 2.0]

Key Properties

• Quadratic dampening: A holder with 100x the stake of another voter gains only ~10x the voting power, not 100x. This ensures that governance influence scales sub-linearly with wealth.

• xQORE bonus: xQORE tokens count at 2x weight inside the square root, giving governance-committed participants a meaningful advantage.

• Reputation multiplier: Maps the voter's reputation score from [0, 1] to a multiplier in [0.5, 2.0] using a sigmoid curve. High-reputation participants can double their effective voting power, while low-reputation participants see their influence halved.

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Submitting a Proposal

Any QOR holder can submit a governance proposal. A minimum deposit is required for the proposal to enter the voting period.

qorechaind tx gov submit-proposal <proposal_file.json> \
  --from mykey \
  --chain-id qorechain-diana \
  --fees 500uqor

Example proposal file (proposal.json):

{
  "title": "Increase Maximum Validator Count",
  "description": "This proposal increases the maximum active validator set from 100 to 150 to improve decentralization.",
  "type": "parameter_change",
  "changes": [
    {
      "subspace": "staking",
      "key": "MaxValidators",
      "value": "150"
    }
  ],
  "deposit": "10000000uqor"
}

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Voting on Proposals

Once a proposal enters the voting period, any staker can cast a vote:

qorechaind tx gov vote <proposal_id> <option> \
  --from mykey \
  --chain-id qorechain-diana \
  --fees 500uqor

Vote options:

Option	Description
yes	Support the proposal
no	Oppose the proposal
abstain	Acknowledge the proposal without taking a position
no_with_veto	Oppose the proposal and signal it should not have been submitted (burns the deposit if threshold is met)

Example:

qorechaind tx gov vote 1 yes \
  --from mykey \
  --chain-id qorechain-diana \
  --fees 500uqor

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Proposal Types

QoreChain supports the following governance proposal types:

Type	Description
Text	A signaling proposal with no automatic on-chain execution. Used for community sentiment checks.
Parameter Change	Modifies one or more on-chain protocol parameters (e.g., max validators, inflation rate).
Software Upgrade	Schedules a coordinated chain upgrade at a specified block height.
Community Spend	Requests funds from the community treasury for a specified recipient address.

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Querying Proposals

List all proposals:

qorechaind query gov proposals

Query a specific proposal by ID:

qorechaind query gov proposal <proposal_id>

Check the current tally of votes on a proposal:

qorechaind query gov tally <proposal_id>

View your own vote on a proposal:

qorechaind query gov vote <proposal_id> <voter_address>

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Governance Parameters

Query the current governance parameters:

qorechaind query gov params

Key parameters include:

Parameter	Description
min_deposit	Minimum deposit required for a proposal to enter voting
max_deposit_period	Time window for reaching the minimum deposit
voting_period	Duration of the voting period once a proposal is active
quorum	Minimum participation required for a valid vote
threshold	Minimum "yes" percentage to pass (excluding abstains)
veto_threshold	Minimum "no with veto" percentage to reject and burn the deposit

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Tips

• Build reputation before major governance votes to maximize your voting power multiplier.

• Lock QOR into xQORE for a 2x governance weight bonus inside the QDRW formula.

• Use no_with_veto carefully. If the veto threshold is reached, the proposal deposit is burned.

• Proposals that do not reach the minimum deposit within the deposit period are automatically removed.