# \[Election & Application Thread\] V2 Arbitrum Research & Development Collective

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267>\
**Category:** Arbitrum Research & Development Collective\
**Created:** [October 23, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267 "2024-10-23T11:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ignas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/ignas/32/11301_2.png) [@Ignas](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Ignas)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/66 "2024-12-20T10:08:06Z")

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Hello, sharing my vote and rationale for the election:

**Supervisory Council Election**

- **Vote:** Abstain
- **Rationale:** I voted abstain and believe in other delegate decisions.

**Research Election**

- **Vote:** Messari (50%), Blockworks (50%)
- **Rationale:** I believe Messari and Blockworks have the most experience in DAOs, but voted for all equally as I want to see more newer faces in the DAO.

**Risk Election**

- **Vote:** Nethermind (50%), DeFiSafety (50%)
- **Rationale:** I like both Nethermind and DeFiSafety above else. Their rates are not cheap but reasonable, and they have a lot of experience in assessing risks and improving security for DeFi protocols.

**Security Election**

- **Vote:** OpenZeppelin (50%), Trail of Bits (50%)
- **Rationale:** I like both options. Glad they are onboard for Arbitrum DAO! OpenZeppelin added so much value to the space with repositories and Trail of Bits has become the top auditor too.

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