Governance & Permissions

Lucid provides configurable governance and permission infrastructure for managing proposals, voting systems, operational approvals, veto coordination, and cross-chain governance execution.

Governance infrastructure is modular and can be configured independently depending on the organisation’s operational requirements.

Supported governance systems include:

1 Token 1 Vote
Quadratic Voting
multisignature governance
veto infrastructure
cross-chain governance coordination
governance timelocks
proposal threshold systems

Governance Infrastructure

Governance infrastructure coordinates:

proposal creation
voting execution
veto operations
proposal approval
execution delays
governance permissions
cross-chain governance coordination

Governance modules are deployed independently during organisation setup and can operate across multiple supported chains depending on configuration.

Supported Governance Modules

Lucid supports multiple governance modules that can be combined modularly inside the same organisation.

Module	Purpose
1 Token 1 Vote	Standard token-weighted governance
Quadratic Voting	Reduced influence concentration through quadratic weighting
Pre-Vote Veto	Proposal veto before voting begins
Pre-Execution Veto	Proposal veto before execution
Multi-Bridge Veto	Cross-chain governance veto coordination

Governance modules can operate independently or together depending on the selected governance architecture.

1 Token 1 Vote

1 Token 1 Vote is a standard governance model where:

each governance token represents one vote
voting power scales linearly with token ownership
governance outcomes are determined by total voting weight

This model is designed for:

straightforward governance coordination
token-weighted proposal execution
traditional DAO governance structures

Quadratic Voting

Quadratic Voting is designed to reduce governance dominance by large token holders.

Under this model:

additional voting power becomes progressively more expensive
voting influence scales quadratically rather than linearly
governance outcomes reflect preference intensity more evenly

Example:

1 vote costs 1 unit
2 votes cost 4 units
3 votes cost 9 units

This structure:

reduces governance concentration
improves collective decision balancing
introduces more distributed governance participation

Quadratic Voting can also operate as part of hybrid governance systems through configurable thresholds.

Quadratic Thresholds

Lucid supports hybrid governance through configurable quadratic thresholds.

Under this model:

voting remains linear up to a specified percentage
quadratic weighting activates beyond the configured threshold

Example:

first 5% of voting power uses 1 Token 1 Vote
voting power above 5% uses Quadratic Voting

This structure balances:

governance accessibility
whale resistance
operational simplicity
voting fairness

Gitcoin Passport Integration

Quadratic Voting optionally supports Gitcoin Passport integration.

Gitcoin Passport provides:

sybil resistance
identity verification
reputation coordination
governance integrity improvements

This helps reduce governance manipulation while maintaining user privacy.

Gitcoin Passport support is available only for Quadratic Voting systems.

Quorum Threshold

The quorum threshold defines the minimum percentage of total voting power required for a proposal to become valid.

If quorum is not reached:

proposals remain invalid
execution cannot occur
governance actions fail regardless of vote outcome

Quorum thresholds help ensure:

sufficient governance participation
representative proposal outcomes
operational governance integrity

Proposal Threshold

The proposal threshold defines the minimum voting power required for proposal submission.

This prevents:

governance spam
low-quality proposals
insufficiently supported governance actions

Proposal thresholds can be configured depending on organisational governance requirements.

Voting Timing Configuration

Governance systems support configurable timing infrastructure for proposal coordination.

Supported timing parameters include:

Parameter	Purpose
Voting Period	Duration proposals remain open for voting
Vote Delay	Delay before voting becomes active
Pre-Execution Timelock	Delay before approved proposals execute

These timing systems coordinate:

governance review windows
veto periods
operational execution delays

Pre-Vote Veto

Pre-Vote Veto allows governance proposals to be vetoed before voting begins.

This infrastructure:

operates during the configured vote delay period
introduces additional governance oversight
prevents proposals from entering active voting

The vote delay duration determines how long proposals remain eligible for veto before voting activation.

Pre-Execution Veto

Pre-Execution Veto allows proposals to be vetoed after voting succeeds but before execution finalises.

This infrastructure:

operates during the execution timelock period
provides additional operational oversight
prevents approved proposals from executing immediately

The pre-execution timelock determines the veto window duration.

Multi-Bridge Governance Coordination

Governance infrastructure can coordinate proposal execution across multiple supported chains through Multi-Bridge infrastructure.

Cross-chain governance infrastructure supports:

multi-chain proposal coordination
interoperability-aware governance execution
cross-chain veto coordination
distributed governance infrastructure

Additional operational execution flows are covered in the Multi-Hop & Multi-Consensus section.

Multisignature Governance

Governance infrastructure supports multisignature operational coordination.

Multisignature systems can manage:

governance approvals
veto operations
protocol upgrades
operational execution
cross-chain governance actions

Supported multisignature thresholds can include:

2-of-3
3-of-5

Thresholds determine how many authorised signers are required before execution finalises.

Governor Deployment

Governors are deployed during organisation configuration.

Current governance deployment infrastructure:

supports up to 10 governors per organisation
supports configurable governance models
supports configurable governance thresholds
supports multi-chain voting coordination

Some governance integrations may currently require governors to deploy on a single chain depending on interoperability support.