Governor Update Proposal: Removing Abstain Count from Quorum

This proposal outlines a targeted improvement to the Optimism Governor contract by removing Abstain votes from quorum calculations. The change resolves an edge case where Abstain votes could unintentionally reduce the vote threshold needed for proposals to pass. It has been fully audited, deployed, and is ready for governance approval.

If approved by governance, the Optimism Foundation admin will set the new implementation of governor proxy at 0xcDF27F107725988f2261Ce2256bDfCdE8B382B10 to new implementation deployed at 0x42436bB7BEA1E1E2De03f1223e2A3e0557F606E3.

This proposal is eligible for Special Voting Cycle #39a: https://gov.optimism.io/t/special-voting-cycle-roundup-39a/10064

If passed in the Token House, it will proceed to a veto period in the Citizens’ House. The new process for Upgrades will not go into effect until August 1st.

https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/80175543694209202844734491207474578860861057183272275631461640698074335448227