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🌿 ReFi DAO v3 — Steward Council Election 🗳️

The next chapter of ReFi DAO is starting now. We're inviting the network to step into shared leadership — a Steward Council, elected by the people who've built ReFi DAO with us.

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❓ What this is

The first actual stewards election in ReFi DAO’s history! Take part in leading ReFi DAO into its next phase as a network-led organization.

For years, ReFi DAO has been led by its practitioners — Local Node Leads across bioregions, core contributors, the broader network — coordinated through shared values (the Community Covenant) and shared infrastructure. The Council formalizes that.

The model: by electing the Council first, every decision it takes carries the legitimacy of a community-chosen body.

Steward Council — sets direction, approves treasury moves, stewards partnerships in service of the network.
Network Members — elect, ratify, and hold the Council accountable.

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💡 The opportunity — stewarding ReFi DAO and the ecosystem into the future </aside>

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📄 Read first

→ ReFi DAO v3 – Distributed Stewardship Proposal — the full governance proposal · Network Members elect the Council to govern the Commons and steward ReFi DAO's strategic direction.

→ ReFi DAO Commons v1 — what you'd be stewarding · a shared pool of assets and infrastructure, governed in service of the network.

🎯 Take action

→ Apply to be a Steward — submit interest through form → https://tally.so/r/eq24ve

→ Become a Network Member to vote — apply via the Network Member form. Existing contributors / Local Node Leads / RDG members get fast-track approval.

→ Vote — Snapshot ballot opens Tue May 19 at snapshot.box/#/refidao.eth

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📅 Timeline

→ Fri May 1 · 14:00 UTC — Office Hour kickoff (done)
May 1 → 18 — Applications open (Steward Council + Network Member)
→ Wed May 13 · 14:00 UTC — Community call (done 🌿 · see Replay + recap above)
Mon May 18 EOD — Applications close · slate hard-lock
May 19 → Jun 3 — Voting on Snapshot (15-day window)
Jun 3 → Jun 11 — Ratification + objection
Early-mid June — Council seated · onboarding · first meetings </aside>

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🎙 Wed May 13 community call — Replay + recap

Recording: Zoom replay (passcode: n$&R&z09) — co-presented with Monty · ~46 min · ~12+ attendees from across the global network.

3 takeaways:

8 applications confirmed in the pipeline · Council size 7 to start, expansion path explicit · voting mechanics clarified live (1 person × 7 votes, approval-style)
ReFi DAO Commons walkthrough held attention — brand · presentation decks · website · 3K-sub newsletter · 4-season podcast · knowledge graphing · treasury
Network Members registry now live on this page (see the Network Members section below) — activate via the form above to appear here · voter list locks Mon May 18 EOD </aside>

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👥 Steward Council Candidates

Auto-populated from ReFi DAO Steward Council – Interest Form. If you've registered interest and it’s not showing, ping Luiz to sync it. Forum-thread nominations and direct form submissions both land here.

ReFi DAO v3 • Steward Council Election – Candidates DB

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🏛️ Council details


Size	7 stewards to start — the Council can expand toward 10 in its first 60 days (v3 range: 5–10)
Term	Minimum 6 months, up to 12 max — with Council discretion to call a new election within the window if needed
Mandate	Strategy · treasury approvals · partnerships · governance evolution
Working style	Autonomous project work; shared decisions per the governance matrix
Time commitment	Variable per seat — by design (mixing higher and lighter involvement)

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🏷️ The role of the Council

Set strategic direction · steward the treasury · coordinate the network · cultivate partnerships · refine governance. Project work is steward-led and autonomous; shared decisions follow the governance matrix.

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📝 Who can run

Anyone with meaningful contribution history to ReFi DAO – Local Node Leads, Network Initiative Leads, Global contributors, or community members who've shipped real work alongside us.

Self-nominate via the candidate form (link in Take action above) or the forum thread.

Not sure if you'd be a fit? DM Luiz or Monty, or ask in the forum thread.

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🗳️ Voting details


Where	Snapshot at `refidao.eth` — allowlist (1 wallet = 1 vote)
Ballot	Approval voting — pick up to 7 candidates
When	May 19 → Jun 3 (15 days; change your vote anytime until close)
Result	Top 7 by approval seat; cutoff tie seats both (up to 8); Council can flex to 10 in its first 60 days, drawing from the same ranking
Validity	No floor · no quorum · slate vetted manually pre-vote · ≤7 candidates → vote runs as a confidence ballot
Transparency	Live tallies throughout · full results at close
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