DVP-Quorum for ArbitrumDAO

Technical Discussion
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We appreciate the effort to address quorum, which is clearly an ongoing challenge for ArbitrumDAO. Considering the total delegated voting power of ~320–360m ARB, we agree that quorum must be resolved to keep the DAO functional.

That said, we note this proposal follows the previously executed [Constitutional] AIP: Constitutional Quorum Threshold Reduction proposal. While that initiative passed earlier this year, quorum concerns have persisted, and we now find ourselves evaluating another reduction.
In the earlier discussion, @Tane highlighted the risks of governance attacks associated with lowering quorum. This new proposal suggests reducing the quorum to a minimum of 100m ARB (non-constitutional) and 150m ARB (constitutional).
@Arbitrum — could you clarify why you believe these specific levels strike the right balance between quorum-reachability and governance risk management?

Additionally, back in May, we suggested that the Foundation and delegates prioritise implementing some of the ARDC’s recommendations to address quorum issues and mitigate the risks of reduction.

While we support the need to reduce the constitutional quorum to enable necessary protocol upgrades, we believe the Arbitrum Foundation and delegates should first prioritise implementing some of the ARDC’s recommendations. In particular, we’d like to highlight the following:

  1. Partner with vote-buying platforms to implement automatic “No” votes for proposals flagged by the Security Council or exceeding specific funding thresholds.

  2. Cap token transfers per governance proposal.

  3. Enhance Security Council oversight for high-stakes votes.

  4. Focus on increasing active delegated participation.

  5. Encourage new delegation to improve voter engagement.

    Has there been progress on this front? Specifically regarding point 4: have methods such as treasury delegation or IDVs (cc: @eventhorizon) been explored as mechanisms to increase active delegate participation?

@Arbitrum Has there been progress on this front? Specifically regarding point 4: have methods such as treasury delegation or IDVs (cc: @EventHorizonDAO @EventHorizon ) been explored as mechanisms to increase active delegate participation?