AGV - 2026 Council Elections

DAO Programs & Initiatives Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV)
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Following the AGV council reconfirmation votes for Tim Chang and John Kennedy, both of which were approved for the 2026 AGV Council, the Election for the three remaining members of the 2026 AGV Council will run from Thursday, November 27th, until Thursday, December 4th.

Calls were held earlier on Monday, 24th, and Tuesday, 25th of November for applicants to introduce themselves and advocate for their selection. Both recordings can be found below.

Please also review the “Candidates Eligible for the Snapshot Voting Stage” section at the end of this post for a list of candidates included in the Snapshot vote, as well as the 2026 AGV Council Elections: Application thread for more information on the candidates, and the complete Timeline and Process Overview for elections.

Snapshot voting will be under a shielded weighted voting system, according to the DAO’s procedures, allowing delegates to allocate their voting power among candidates as they see fit.

We also remind delegates of the policy regarding purchasing votes on vote-buying platforms. If purchased votes are the reason a candidate qualifies for a Council seat, the DAO can affirm or reject that outcome through a reconfirmation vote.

In order to maintain a well-rounded Council and avoid role overlap, no more than two individuals with the same Core Competency will be accepted onto the AGV Council:

  • Venture Capital Leader
  • Business Development / Growth Leader
  • Governance & Policy Leader
  • Strategy / Operations Leader
  • Game Development / Go-To-Market Leader

If three (3) members of the same Core Competency receive the highest votes (including the two reconfirmed seats), the candidate with the lowest votes would not be elected, and the seat would pass to the candidate with the next-highest votes from a different Core Competency.

All elected council members must be able to pass a KYC and conflicts of interest screening in order to be eligible as a member of the 2026 AGV Council. Additionally, OpCo will conduct a reference check for all electees to verify the expertise and experience stated in their CVs before making the final decision on electee qualification. If a candidate fails to pass this qualification stage, their seat would pass to the candidate with the next-highest votes, as long as that would not introduce a member with a third matching Core Competency; otherwise, it would pass down to the next-highest votes until a fully eligible council is formed.

Contributors who disclose a conflict of interest are not expected to alter their voting in any way. Self-voting is not currently banned outright for the reasons stated in previous DAO-wide discussions and based on sentiment gathered from a subsequent temperature check.

For more information, refer to the DAO’s procedures.

Candidates Eligible for the Snapshot Voting Stage

The following applicants will be included in the Snapshot vote for AGV 2026 Council elections:

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The AGV elections for the 2026 Council are live!

Snapshot: https://snapshot.box/#/s:arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x12bad84219d04c54cd72231ad8fe883499e85c14762919a06aaa7a251d64b8da

Delegates and participating candidates who seek to abstain from the vote can do so by voting in a neutral manner, i.e, splitting the voting power equally across all candidates to effectively abstain.

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voting 100% for Chris Cameron on this offchain vote because they have always upheld the highest standard in DAO governance, due diligence, and financial rigor.

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