Voting on a Proposal via Snapshot

Boson Protocol uses Snapshot for its governance process. Here’s how you can vote on a proposal.

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4 min readFeb 7, 2022

Last week we launched Boson Protocol DAO, as the first step towards full decentralization. We are inviting our community members to help us build a community-run decentralized commerce ecosystem. The community will be able to vote on Snapshot for a range of topics.

The most important thing to note is that you will need to have been holding BOSON tokens in your wallet at the snapshot time (which is the Ethereum block number at the time the proposal was created).

Using Snapshot for participating in Boson Protocol’s governance process is simple and does not cost gas.

Step 1 — Finding Boson Protocol DAO space on Snapshot

Head over to Snapshot and find Boson Protocol DAO or use this URL: https://dao.bosonprotocol.io/#/

Step 2 — Connecting to Snapshot with your wallet

You need to connect your wallet to Snapshot in order to cast your vote.

Click “Connect Wallet” at the top right corner of your screen

There is a pop-up with a list of supported wallets. Make sure that your BOSON tokens are stored in a compatible wallet.

If you don’t have $BOSON in one of the compatible wallets listed above, you’ll need to transfer it. Here’s a tutorial we found helpful that shows you how to move any type of token on the Ethereum chain (including $BOSON) from a centralized exchange to Metamask.

Once your compatible wallet is connected, you can click “Join”. (You do not need to join in order to vote.)

Step 3 — Finding the proposal and casting your vote

Select the active proposal you wish to vote on.

Read the proposal and scroll down to the section where it says “Cast Your Vote”.

For a simple voting system (i.e. when voting for one choice from a list of choices), you can choose the choice you support and click “Vote”, with the full weight of your BOSON tokens behind that decision. (For example, if you have 40 BOSON tokens, if you vote “for” a proposal, it will count as 40 votes.)

For a weighted voting system, you can distribute your BOSON tokens across different options on the ballet. Votes are counted according to the simple rule 1 BOSON = 1 Vote.

Confirm your vote by clicking “Vote”.

Confirm your vote in the next step.

If for some reason voting is disabled, this most likely means you did not have BOSON in your wallet at the snapshot time. You can see the snapshot time by clicking the link to the right of Snapshot in the Confirm Vote overlay (see screenshot below).

After this, sign the Signature Request and you have successfully cast your vote!

Remember to join our Discord and discuss the proposals and get involved in governance chats.

Happy Voting!

About Boson

Boson Protocol is the universal settlement layer for commerce.

Built for creators, communities and merchants, the Protocol enables the seamless exchange of digital assets for physical products, services and experiences.

This allows you to build commerce applications that anyone can trust and everyone can use.

Keen to learn more?

Enjoy the dCommerce Stack outlining the services we’ll need to build a dCommerce ecosystem.

Want to get involved?

See our live job openings
See our Boson Portal website

Got more questions?

Our FAQs ought to have you covered.