After consideration, Treasure’s Arbitrum Representative Council (ARC) would like to share the following feedback on the proposal
We will vote FOR “Elections Only” to encourage more thorough vetting of proposals, reduce last-minute tactical voting, and mitigate the “bandwagon” effect that can elevate early leaders.
In our discussions about expanding shielded voting to all proposals, we recognized both merits and drawbacks. @WintermuteGovernances’ analysis covered most of our key perspectives, so we won’t reiterate those points here.
Ultimately, while we acknowledged that shielded voting would alter delegate behaviour, we were uncertain about the exact nature of these changes. Therefore, we believe further experimentation is necessary before making a decision to implement shielded voting across the DAO.
As such, we would like to request that Entropy Advisor conduct their next three non-election proposals via shielded voting. This will allow us to observe the effects in practice before deciding on a broader implementation for the DAO.