Voting Power

How Stargate NFTs and Validator Endorsement affect Voting Power

VeVote uses a weighted voting system based on your Stargate NFT level or if you endorse a VeChainThor Validator. Larger, higher-level NFTs grant more influence.

Voting power is calculated using Voting Units, determined by any combination of:

1. The tier and VET stake of your Stargate NFT

2. Your endorsement of a VeChainThor Validator

For simplicity, throughout the rest of this documentation, we will refer to all eligible voting power sources (Stargate NFT tiers or Validator endorsement) collectively as "Nodes."

Step 1: Base Voting Power

Every node is compared to the minimum staked VET requirement of the lowest Stargate NFT tier -Dawn (10,000 VET) - which equals 1 voting unit:

Base Voting Power = Required Staked VET to hold your Node ÷ 10,000

Example: Thunder X (5,600,000 VET)

5,600,000 ÷ 10,000 = 560 base units

Step 2: Apply the Multiplier

Each node has a multiplier. Thunder X uses 1.5x:

Final Voting Power = Base Units × Multiplier
                   = 560 × 1.5
                   = 840 voting units

Dev Note: In the smart contract, multipliers are stored as whole numbers scaled by 100 (e.g. 150 = 1.5).

Holding Multiple Nodes

If you hold—or are delegated—more than one Node, your total voting power is the sum of all their voting units. For example:

• Thunder X = 840 units

• Strength X = 240 units

Total = 1,080 voting units

When you vote, your combined power is automatically calculated from all eligible Nodes—both owned and delegated—based on the snapshot. You can only vote once, and VeVote determines which Nodes are available to you and applies their combined voting power behind the scenes.

Voting Power Table

Node Type	VET Required	Multiplier	Voting Units
Validator	25,000,000	2.0×	5,000
Mjolnir X	15,600,000	1.5×	2,340
Thunder X	5,600,000	1.5×	840
Strength X	1,600,000	1.5×	240
VeThor X	600,000	1.5×	90
Mjolnir	15,000,000	1.0×	1,500
Thunder	5,000,000	1.0×	500
Strength	1,000,000	1.0×	100
Flash*	200,000	1.0×	20
Lightning*	50,000	1.0×	5
Dawn*	10,000	1.0×	1

Note: the voting units in the smart contract are scaled by 100 to avoid underflow when determining total vote weight.

When Is Voting Power Counted?

Voting power is calculated at the moment you cast your vote, not at the proposal’s start.

Although a startBlock snapshot defines when voting begins, your voting power depends on your live status during the voting period. This includes:

• Stargate NFTs you currently hold

• Stargate NFTs currently delegated to you

• Whether your address is listed as an Authority Master Node endorser

Important Notes:

• NFTs minted after voting begins can not be used to vote.

• NFTs burned, transferred, or undelegated before voting will not count.

• Eligibility and voting strength are assessed in real time when you vote — not at startBlock.

Voting Power Delegation via NFT Management

VeVote supports on-chain delegation of voting rights using Stargate NFT node management. This feature allows an NFT owner to assign another wallet—called a Node Manager—to vote on their behalf in governance proposals. See Stargate for more info.

Delegated Governance

When a Node Manager is assigned, they gain full voting power for the NFT(s) they manage. This means they can:

• Cast votes in active VeVote proposals

• Use the voting units associated with the NFT (based on its level and multiplier)

• Participate in governance as if they were the NFT owner

Delegated voting power is applied immediately once a manager is set.

Only the NFT owner can assign or revoke a manager. The manager does not need to accept the role.