OpCo – Oversight and Transparency Committee (OAT) Elections

The Snapshot stage to elect the three initial members for OpCo’s oversight and transparency committee will be initiated today, Thursday, March 27th. A call was held earlier today for applicants to introduce themselves and advocate for their selection. The recording, transcript, and chat log can be found below. Please also review the "Candidates Eligible for the Snapshot Voting Stage" section at the end of this post for a list of candidates included in the Snapshot vote, as well as the Applications & Nominations thread for more information on the candidates.

• OAT Applicant Introductions (Recording)
• OAT Applicant Introductions (Transcript)
• OAT Applicant Introductions (Chat Log)

As a reminder, delegates also participating in the election are required to adhere to the established responsible voting policies. For a candidate who plans to self-vote, the two most important things to keep in mind are: your self-vote is not larger than the voting power directed towards any other candidate, and your self-vote is not larger than 33% of your voting power. Outlined below is a further explanation of how the rules apply to voters (candidates and non-candidates) in this OAT election.

Application of the Responsible Voting Policies in OAT Elections

First, any delegate not participating in the OAT election is free to vote however they wish. If a potential conflict of interest exists, it should be disclosed on the forums before voting as outlined in the Delegate Code of Conduct. Delegates and participating candidates who seek to abstain from the vote can do so by voting in a neutral manner, i.e, splitting the voting power equally across all candidates to effectively abstain.

The OAT election has 3 available seats to fill; therefore, a candidate is permitted to put up to 33% of their vote on themself. As a participating candidate planning to self-vote, the most straightforward way to adhere to the policy is by voting for yourself and two other candidates, each with 33%.

If for some reason, a participating candidate wishes to have more flexibility by voting for less (1 or 2) or more (4+) than the seats available (3), we encourage them to consult the policy in full, but to summarize, the candidate should make sure a) their self-vote is not larger than the voting power directed toward any other candidate and b) is less than or equal to 33%. To give a straightforward example related to a), a candidate isn’t allowed to use 60% of their voting power on person A, 10% on person B, and 30% on themselves.

Discovered violations or attempts at collusion by a delegate will lead to an immediate disqualification from the application process, and the delegate’s votes will be removed retroactively from the results.

As always, the Entropy team is happy to answer or consult participating candidates who may have questions about the Responsible Voting Policy. Please refer to the recently posted Arbitrum DAO Code of Conduct & Arbitrum DAO Procedure posts in the Guides & Documentation subcategory for the most up-to-date versions of the documents.

Candidates Eligible for the Snapshot Voting Stage

Following the Candidate Eligibility Evaluation period led by the Arbitrum Foundation, the following applicants will be included in the Snapshot vote for OAT elections:

• A.J. Warner (ajwarner90)
• Belmin Kalkan (0xRecruiter)
• Chris Cameron (PaperImperium)
• Edgar Prediger (EzR3aL)
• Federico Daffina (Federico)
• Frisson (Frisson)
• Jana Bertram (Janabe)
• Joseph Schiarizzi (cupojoseph)
• Marc Zeller (MarcZeller)
• Patrick McCorry (stonecoldpat)
• Paul Imseih (Pablo)
• Pedro Breuer (pedrob)