# 18 Mar 2025 - Roundup of Active/Upcoming Votes

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/18-mar-2025-roundup-of-active-upcoming-votes/28734>\
**Category:** Weekly Voting Reminders & Updates\
**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/18-mar-2025-roundup-of-active-upcoming-votes/28734 "2025-03-18T18:06:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/18-mar-2025-roundup-of-active-upcoming-votes/28734/1 "2025-03-18T18:06:25Z")

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## Ongoing Onchain Proposals 🗳

### 1. [Adopt Timeboost + Nova Fee Sweep](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/14881197137069494959448952699217598923721993392617887469969318742509097999570?govId=eip155:42161:0xf07DeD9dC292157749B6Fd268E37DF6EA38395B9) (Voting ends Mar 27)

This proposal covers 2 actions - the adoption of Timeboost and a Nova Fee Sweep action.

🔹 Timeboost introduces a new transaction ordering policy for Arbitrum One and Nova. Timeboost enables auctions for the rights to an express lane on both Arbitrum One and Nova, giving the winner a time advantage for tx inclusion. Bid proceeds in ETH will be sent to the DAO Treasury.

🔹 The Nova Fee Sweep action will forward historical transaction fees to the ArbitrumDAO Treasury, a task leftover from the Nova Fee Router Proposal.

The exact timestamp of the proposed rollout of Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova is estimated to be done within 5 business days after the vote gets executed (assuming it passes).

### 2. [Arbitrum Onboarding V2: A Governance Bootcamp](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/41764616447638715300612914863093416410063619332654034338488569044333128121381?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4) (Voting ends Mar 27)

This proposal by the Onboarding Working Group (WG) aims to run a selective training program designed to onboard high-quality governance contributors to Arbitrum with $172K.

🔹 Key components include a series of workshops led by high-context DAO stakeholders, hands-on exercises, and dedicated office hours hosted by the WG to provide a personal, high-touch experience for participants.

🔹 Participants who successfully graduate will be matched with an Arbitrum protocol or service provider to support their governance needs.

### 3. [Arbitrum Audit Program](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/107606727309922720763027677505427395647796047780305505879344344641224024948240?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4) (Voting starts Mar 20)

The Arbitrum Foundation is requesting 30M ARB to run an on-going open application for 1 year to support projects that require a subsidy to audit their project.

🔹 A list of auditors will be approved into the program.

🔹 Arbitrum Audit Committee will include membership of Arbitrum Foundation, Offchain Labs, a technical expert elected by the DAO, and a team member from the OpCo (when operational).

🔹 To be eligible for the program, projects will need to satisfy certain requirements such as launching on Arbitrum and any code audited will need to remain exclusive to Arbitrum for a fixed period of time.

## Other Reminders ⏰

### 1. [March 2025 Security Council Elections](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2025-contender-submission-phase/28701) (Contender Submission stage runs until Mar 22, Saturday)

➡ The Security Council is key to securing the Arbitrum ecosystem.

➡ The Security Council is a committee of 12 members who are signers of a multi-sig wallet. They are responsible for combatting any critical risks associated with the Arbitrum protocol by making time-sensitive & emergency response decisions.

➡ With 4 days left to apply, if you or anyone you know would make a strong candidate, be sure to check out the following resources to prepare:

- [March 2025 Contender Submission Phase](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2025-contender-submission-phase/28701)
- [X Thread](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/1901299899032830036)
- [How to Register as a Candidate](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/how-to-register-as-a-candidate/16364)
- [Security Council Elections 101](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-elections-101/16314)
- [Security Council Members: Duties and Principles](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-members-duties-and-principles/16313)