Governance overview
The Etherlink governance process manages updates to Etherlink's kernel and the account that operates the sequencer.
Tezos bakers can participate in the Etherlink governance process by submitting proposals to change the kernel and sequencer operator and voting for or against them. The voting power of a baker is the amount of tez that it has staked plus the tez that delegators have delegated to it, also called its staking balance.
Separate contracts manage the slow kernel updates, the fast kernel updates, and the sequencer operator, so to interact with them, bakers send transactions to those contracts, such as with the Octez client. The addresses of the governance contracts are specified in Etherlink's kernel. For information about the Octez client, see Command Line Interface in the Octez documentation.
Governance web site
For information about Etherlink governance and to vote on governance proposals, see https://governance.etherlink.com. This site:
- Shows information about each governance process
- Shows the active and past governance contracts
- Shows active and past proposals and their states
- Allows voting keys to claim voting rights
Governance contract addresses
You need the address of the correct governance contract (and sometimes the address of the Etherlink Smart Rollup) to propose changes, vote on changes, and trigger approved changes.
| Contract | Mainnet address |
|---|---|
| Kernel governance (slow) | |
| Kernel governance (fast) | |
| Sequencer operator | |
| Voting keys | |
| Etherlink Smart Rollup |
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