The Shielded Voting temperature check has concluded with a total of ~162.5m VP casted and the following results:
As a reminder, the purpose of this vote was to understand the DAO’s overall sentiment on the subject and reignite a conversation. For the time being, the default for Snapshot votes will remain public and use of shielded voting will continue to be up to the proposal author on a case by case basis.
While no clear majority was obtained, 56.69% of the casted voting power was in favor of using shielded voting in some capacity. This outcome is in itself an example of the tradeoffs in private voting. Had the vote been public, it is possible that delegates who were in favor for “All Snapshot Votes” would have voted instead for “Elections Only” in order to ensure that at least one option involving shielded voting reached a clear majority. However, due to this vote being shielded, we were able to obtain a more accurate picture of how the DAO stands on the topic.
Entropy Advisors will still commit to posting our next three non-election proposals as a shielded vote. With Against being the most selected option and the topic overall being close to a 50/50 split in the DAO, we believe it will be helpful to have some additional data points before revisiting the conversation.
For proposal authors looking to make their temperature check private, in order to post a shielded vote, the voting privacy setting must be adjusted by the Foundation. This change is dependent on their team’s availability, so we recommend reaching out a few days prior and scheduling the vote to start on Thursday at 12 pm UTC.
From conversations with the Snapshot team, it has been indicated an upcoming feature will enable proposal authors to make a vote shielded without having to change the space’s settings each time.
Thank you to all the delegates who provided thoughtful rationale. This has been an informative conversation for how the DAO views shielded voting.