Adopt Quadratic Voting with Participation Incentives for Improved Governance in AQUA DAO
The proposal introduces Quadratic Voting, where additional votes cost exponentially more credits (v² cost for v votes), paired with 1M AQUA per proposal distributed to incentivize participation. Removes the 10% quorum requirement. Aims to boost turnout, reduce whale dominance, and better reflect collective community sentiment.
AQUA DAO governance proposal #129 replaces linear token-weighted voting with Quadratic Voting, where additional votes cost exponentially more credits (v votes = v² credits). A 1 million AQUA per-proposal reward pool incentivizes participation, distributed proportionally to the square root of credits spent by each voter. The 10% quorum requirement is removed, letting proposals pass when For votes exceed Against votes. Motivation: current participation averages 13.78% across 41 proposals, with outcomes dominated by small active cohorts vulnerable to vote surges and bandwagon effects. Quadratic voting lets participants signal both preference intensity and conviction while limiting any single holder's dominance. Expected outcomes: higher turnout, more balanced For/Against ratios, and decisions reflecting aggregate community preferences.
