The Nominee Selection phase of the March 2025 Security Council election process has commenced.
What is the Nominee Selection phase?
- During this phase, delegates must nominate their preferred candidates on Tally in order for them to qualify for the final round of voting.
- Delegates can split their votes across multiple candidates.
- To qualify for the final round of voting, each eligible candidate must be supported by pledged votes representing at least 0.2%(~8.5M ARB) of all votable tokens.
- This guide highlights some things to consider when evaluating candidates.
When is the Nominee Selection phase?
- This phase runs from March 22 until March 29, 2025 - so delegates have 7 days to nominate their preferred candidates.
Who are the Candidates?
- 22 candidates have registered for the election, check them out on Tally.
What is the Security Council?
- 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. Accordingly, the Security Council is key to securing the Arbitrum ecosystem.
- Security Council Elections are held every 6 months, and allow the DAO to elect 6 new Security Council members.
- Actively participating in Security Council Elections is one of the most important responsibilities of the ArbitrumDAO.
If you want to find out more about the Security Council and the Security Council elections, please refer to the following resources:
- Tl;dr thread on the Security Council election process
- Security Council Elections 101
- The Security Council section of the ArbitrumDAO Constitution
And be sure to attend the Open Discussion of Proposals Governance Call on March 25 at 16:00 UTC (via the governance calendar) to learn more and potentially hear from the candidates!
Remember to vote!
We’re counting on you to vote for the next cohort of Security Council members to secure the Arbitrum ecosystem! 
