# Proposal Process

1. Submit a proposal to the DFX [forum](https://forum.dfx.finance/).
2. Proposal is submitted to [Snapshot](https://vote.dfx.finance/#/) for a vote.
3. Wait for the voting time to lapse to see the result of the proposal.

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## Who can submit proposals?

* Anyone can submit a forum proposal.

<mark style="color:yellow;">`Note:`</mark> Once you have submitted a proposal on the forum, it will be active for 3 days so that the DFX community can comment suggestions and cast a 'pre-vote'.

{% embed url="<https://forum.dfx.finance/t/dfx-proposal-template/314>" %}

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## Who is eligible to vote?

* Once a proposal is posted for voting, a 'snapshot' of all veDFX holders will be taken.
* All of those addresses holding veDFX will be eligible to vote.

<mark style="color:yellow;">`Two things to Note:`</mark>

1. veDFX is only accessible on <img src="https://2668992322-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MTAZjFIU5DYOvjU2wQl%2Fuploads%2FymJk1jwTUlhasymMjwyU%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2e411a5d-473d-4e8b-bef6-4c5e1a668baa" alt="" data-size="line"> Ethereum.
2. You cannot purchase DFX, lock it for veDFX, and join an ongoing vote after it's been submitted on Snapshot.

{% embed url="<https://forum.dfx.finance/>" %}
DFX Forum
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## How long is the voting period for a proposal?

* Proposals will be open to vote on for a total of 3 days.

<mark style="color:yellow;">`Note:`</mark> Once the voting process is live, a proposal cannot be cancelled or withdrawn. Your options are limited to either voting "No" or "Abstain."

{% embed url="<https://vote.dfx.finance/#/>" %}
Voting
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## How can we determine if the proposal will pass or fail?

* To pass and be implemented, a proposal needs at least 15% of the total veDFX supply to vote, with 66% of the votes in favor ("Yes" or "For").

<mark style="color:yellow;">`Note:`</mark> This is sometimes referred to as reaching 'quorum[^1]'.

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veDFX Supply
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[^1]: A quorum is the minimum number of members of a group necessary to constitute the group at a meeting.


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