September 2025 Security Council Election: Compliance Check

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The Compliance Check phase of the September 2025 Security Council election process has commenced.

What is the Compliance Check phase?

  • During this phase, the Arbitrum Foundation will conduct compliance checks on the 13 qualified candidates to make sure they comply with legal requirements, service agreements, and additional rules dictated by the Constitution.
  • Candidates who pass the compliance checks will qualify for the Member Election phase (commencing on October 13th).

When is the Compliance Check phase?

This phase runs from September 29 until October 13, 2025.

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Who are the Candidates?

  • 13 candidates received enough support to reach this phase, check them out on Tally.
  • Be sure to attend the Member Election AMA on October 13 (14:30-15:30 UTC), to hear from the candidates.

What is the Security Council?

  • The Security Council is a committee of 12 members who are signers of multi-sig wallets. 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.

To find out more about the Security Council and the Security Council elections, please refer to the following resources:

What about the Security Council Election Process Improvement proposal?

There is an ongoing proposal to improve specific technical aspects of the Security Council election process at the smart contract level. It is worth noting that these changes would only take effect for elections happening in 2026 onwards, however, could impact the duration of the incoming September 2025 cohort. Accordingly, it is important for the community to understand these potential changes, and more importantly, participate in the discussion.

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