# September 2024 Member Election Phase **URL:** \ **Category:** Security Council Elections\ **Tags:** sep-2024-elections\ **Created:** [October 14, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156 "2024-10-14T09:11:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arbitrum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/arbitrum/32/2693_2.png) [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/1 "2024-10-14T09:11:36Z")
The Member Election Phase (the final round of voting) for the Arbitrum Security Council’s September 2024 Cohort, commenced on [October 13th at 15:15 UTC](https://arbiscan.io/tx/0xbdb61fd2b5ab2b6de057762b5b109939ecf74ca42cca2ce01783ce3478c50beb). This phase will run for 21 days, until November 3rd. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/original/2X/f/f5d0aa19a6db6cacfbdd3345136dd50bd1582c28.jpeg) Be sure to review the final candidates and vote for those who you believe will best secure the Arbitrum ecosystem đź—ł > **[Member Election | Arbitrum Security Council Election](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2)** > > The top 6 candidates will join the Council. ## Compliance Checks Out of the [39 candidates](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-1) who registered for this Security Council election, [13 candidates](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2) were supported by enough ARB (at least 0.2% of votable supply) during the [Nominee Selection phase](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-nominee-selection-phase/26904) (first round of voting) to qualify for the Compliance Check phase. All 13 of these candidates have now successfully passed [compliance checks conducted by the Arbitrum Foundation](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/1841332340548886950), and have qualified for the Member Election phase. ## The Final Candidates During this phase, delegates will be able to vote on their preferred candidate(s), listed below: - [Gzeon](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xe2e9d5B97d8C0457B1cf80BC93802bce4DF03e33) - [John Morrow](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x3E286452b1C66abB08Eb5494c3894F40aB5a59AF) - [Limes.eth](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xfbdf369ae6eA1EBc893bF096469Ea065E8dFa00a) - [Dennison Bertram](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xeA4A4A886aCA47DD0167B4aEE5B1345e18D20Ee5) - [Emiliano Bonassi](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x33ddb82e68940f0e4C1050885BcE8faF5Ddd1b93) - [Griff Green](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x882c6FCb3D358b9d70B97c6999159cea64168B6F) - [Anton Buenavista](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x00e3F728a3a2949cd9E0b7524b3068Ef363AF059) - [Immunefi](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x1716C1C037e4968D5A06d4d080904F9B7a6508f2) - [Halborn](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x6Ca0aAD68D2375f0B5cE01040CF265F8E1ecdb2b) - [Caleb](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x8688515028955734350067695939423222009623) - [Dedaub Governance](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xafc7805c640C4A9E5D28f6A5Eae23b50e59B831c) - [Rxpwnz](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xE93c78C91F3F12f7c9Ef86b711b369D70607600C) - [Consensys Diligence](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xEFA6e02047eDc1B55C93bB6B320B9728baA97Bb6) ## How Does Voting and Vote Decay Work? This final voting phase encourages delegates to cast votes early, as delegates’ voting power will eventually decay if they do not cast their votes within the first 7 days (by October 20th at ~15:15 UTC). ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/original/2X/f/f60ba1b50165127c995fd70e40c2eaa03413e5a6.png) Delegates can split their votes across multiple candidates, with 1 token representing 1 vote. All voting is carried out via on-chain smart contracts, which can be accessed via the Tally UI, here: [Member Election | Arbitrum Security Council Election](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2) ## Member Election Phase AMA On Wednesday, October 16, at 14:00 UTC, was an [AMA on X](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1zqKVYWyNwaxB) with the qualifying candidates. **It covered:** - Summary of the Security Council and the Election Process to date - Overview of the Member Election phase and timeline - Candidate introductions - Q&A Recording: [https://x.com/i/spaces/1zqKVYWyNwaxB/peek](https://x.com/i/spaces/1zqKVYWyNwaxB/peek) ## What Makes a Good Candidate? Choosing the right Security Council members is crucial to the security of the Arbitrum ecosystem due to the authority granted to them. Accordingly, delegates should elect candidates wisely, and consider the Security Council’s responsibilities and values, as well as key attributes to look out for when evaluating candidates, as described [here](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-members-duties-and-principles/16313). There was a Governance Call on September 24th, to discuss the attributes that make a good candidate. This meeting recording can be accessed [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13S9tsHk1Gjcs4a5n08AaLMvpPjwBfhpw/view). ## What is the Security Council? If you are unfamiliar with the Security Council, you can read more about it below: - [Security Council Elections 101 Thread](https://x.com/arbitrum/status/1830655551702712788) - [Security Council Elections 101 Forum Post](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-elections-101/16314) - [Security Council Section of the ArbitrumDAO Constitution](https://docs.arbitrum.foundation/dao-constitution#section-3-the-security-council) ## Remember to Vote! We’re counting on you to vote for the next cohort of Security Council members to secure the Arbitrum ecosystem! 🫡💙🧡 ---
**Author:** ![cp0x](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/cp0x/32/5455_2.png) [@cp0x](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/cp0x)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/2 "2024-10-15T14:12:41Z")
Tell me, have I not noticed this before, or is this the first case of VP decay? Do you think it is worth putting to a general vote the use of such a tool as VP decay? Why is it not used in other votings? ---
**Author:** ![raam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/raam/32/9309_2.png) [@raam](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/raam)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/3 "2024-10-15T16:26:09Z")
The previous 2 SC elections also had this vote decay function. It is mentioned in the constitution too: [The Amended Constitution of the Arbitrum DAO | Arbitrum DAO - Governance docs](https://docs.arbitrum.foundation/dao-constitution#section-4-security-council-elections) As you can probably tell, the SC elections have been designed to be a more robust governance process. The vote decay function in particular is to encourage delegates to cast their votes early, especially considering the importance of these elections in securing the Arbitrum ecosystem. In terms of whether vote decay should be applied to other votes, I don’t see why not. It would be up to the DAO to decide though. ---
**Author:** ![Frisson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/frisson/32/2288_2.png) [@Frisson](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Frisson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/4 "2024-10-15T23:18:40Z")
I split my votes between [gzeon](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xe2e9d5B97d8C0457B1cf80BC93802bce4DF03e33) and [Dennison Bertram](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xeA4A4A886aCA47DD0167B4aEE5B1345e18D20Ee5) at the Member Election Phase. I supported gzeon because of his deep familiarity with the Arbitrum codebase, which I think is important to have represented by at least one if not more members of the Security Council. I supported Dennison because of his strong technical experience and long-time contribution to the Arbitrum ecosystem via Tally. ---
**Author:** ![raam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/raam/32/9309_2.png) [@raam](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/raam)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/5 "2024-10-17T09:17:05Z")
The recording of the Member Election Phase AMA can be accessed here: [x.com](https://x.com/i/spaces/1zqKVYWyNwaxB/peek) ---
**Author:** ![Euphoria](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/euphoria/32/14303_2.png) [@Euphoria](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Euphoria)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/6 "2024-10-19T10:40:59Z")
The following reflects the views of the Lampros Labs DAO governance team, composed of @Blueweb, @Euphoria, and Hirangi Pandya (@Nyx), based on our combined research, analysis, and ideation. Based on Arbitrum alignment, availability, reputation, expertise, competence & the [AMA call](https://x.com/i/spaces/1zqKVYWyNwaxB/peek) to know the members, we are splitting our votes between the following members for the Security Council Election. - **[John Morrow](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x3E286452b1C66abB08Eb5494c3894F40aB5a59AF)** - **[Griff Green](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x882c6FCb3D358b9d70B97c6999159cea64168B6F)** - **[Dennison Bertram](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0xeA4A4A886aCA47DD0167B4aEE5B1345e18D20Ee5)** ---
**Author:** ![JoJo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/jojo/32/2666_2.png) [@JoJo](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/JoJo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/7 "2024-10-19T15:09:38Z")
Voted Dedaub, Dennison and Emiliano. - Dedaub, as explained in phase 1, is already pretty entrenched through the security subsidy fund. Would like to see them in the council - Dennison, there is no stronger partner to our ecosystem then Tally - Emiliano is a powerhouse and didn’t made it in the last election by very few votes, and hope to see him in the security council right now. There are plenty of good candidates to be honest, special mention for gzeon as well which I hope I will see in the council. ---
**Author:** ![CastleCapital](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/castlecapital/32/16535_2.png) [@CastleCapital](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/CastleCapital)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/8 "2024-10-23T14:27:13Z")
We decided to vote for the 3 candidates that our 4-person delegate group could find full consensus on: - gzeon - Emiliano - Dedaub ---
**Author:** ![SEEDGov](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/seedgov/32/14560_2.png) [@SEEDGov](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/SEEDGov)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/9 "2024-10-24T19:41:34Z")
_After consideration, the [@SEEDgov](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/seedgov) delegation has decided to split out votes between:_ [Dennison Bertram - CEO at Tally](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-1/candidate/0xeA4A4A886aCA47DD0167B4aEE5B1345e18D20Ee5) [Dedaub Governance](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-1/candidate/0xafc7805c640C4A9E5D28f6A5Eae23b50e59B831c) [Gzeon - Smart Contract at Offchain Labs](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-1/candidate/0xe2e9d5B97d8C0457B1cf80BC93802bce4DF03e33) [John Morrow - Co-founder at Gauntlet](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x3E286452b1C66abB08Eb5494c3894F40aB5a59AF) [Griff Green - Founder of Giveth](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x882c6FCb3D358b9d70B97c6999159cea64168B6F) [Immunefi](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/council/security-council/election/2/round-2/nominee/0x1716C1C037e4968D5A06d4d080904F9B7a6508f2) ## Rationale In our selection process, we have prioritized the same criteria as the Nominee Selection Phase: > [@September 2024 Nominee Selection Phase](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-nominee-selection-phase/26904/6): > > - **Technical expertise** : At SEEDGov, we exclusively consider candidates with a strong technical background, placing particular emphasis on those with verifiable experience in blockchain security. It’s important to remember that the Council is responsible for securing millions of dollars on-chain, a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly. > > - **Alignment with Arbitrum:** We also assess the degree of alignment candidates have with the Arbitrum ecosystem. We generally favor individuals or organizations that are already contributing value or providing services to the Arbitrum community. > > - **Geographic diversity:** The selected candidates represent various continents, which not only strengthens the Council’s security but also ensures coverage across different time zones, allowing signatories to be available at any time of the day. It’s important to mention that we maintained our vote as long as the candidate successfully passed the first phase of the voting. ---
**Author:** ![olimpio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/olimpio/32/11_2.png) [@olimpio](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/olimpio)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/10 "2024-11-01T03:50:50Z")
I cast my vote in favor of rxpwnz, with whom I have collaborated within the Hop Protocol DAO. While we have not met in person, I found rxpwnz to be highly proactive and competent. I also voted for gzeon, as they appear to be well-qualified and capable of fulfilling the responsibilities effectively. ---
**Author:** ![Arbitrum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/arbitrum/32/2693_2.png) [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/11 "2024-11-05T11:25:55Z")
**The September 2024** **Security Council Elections Have Concluded 🎉** The 6 new members set to join the Arbitrum Security Council are: - gzeon - John Morrow - Emiliano Bonassi - Immunefi - Dennison Bertram (@dennison) - Griff Green (@Griff) You can find out more about this stellar cohort below ⬇ > (election results will be effectuated on Nov 16, once the grace period concludes) ---
**Author:** ![WinVerse](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/winverse/32/10523_2.png) [@WinVerse](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/WinVerse)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/september-2024-member-election-phase/27156/12 "2024-11-10T11:21:11Z")
We are happy to see the elections come to a good conclusion. DAOplomats voted for the following members based on our view on alignment and commitment to Arbitrum and the DAO community. - gzeon, Offchain Labs - John Morrow, Gauntlet - Emiliano Bonassi, Conduit - Dennison Bertram, Tally - Griff Green, Giveth - Limes, ENS