# Voting and Gauge Weights

The Curve system allows **veCRV** holders to vote how **CRV** inflation is distributed by assigning weights to each pool's "gauge".

As a holder of **veCRV**, Convex Finance can participate in these voting procedures, and these voting rights are passed to vote locked **CVX** holders.

## **Voting Rules and Information:**

* Voting will be done via [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/cvx.eth).
* Governance proposals are weighted respectively by their **vlCVX** vote outcome. Thus if 60% of **vlCVX** votes for YES and 40% for NO, Convex will submit an on chain vote for 60% YES and 40% NO.
* Gauge weight votes will be **bi-weekly,** starting Thursdays at 00:00 UTC and ending on Tuesdays 00:00 UTC. 
  * Other Curve.fi governance votes will be addressed as they arise.
* Curve ownership governance votes will have a quorum of **15%**; Curve parameter governance votes will have a quorum of **15%**; gauge weight votes will not have a quorum.
* Individual **CVX** holders may spread their votes among multiple pools in gauge weight votes.
* Each gauge must receive at least **0.05%** of the votes before weight is assigned.

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Convex Finance multi-sig is still required to sign to establish outcomes of all CVX Snapshot votes, for both governance and Curve gauge weight votes. In almost all cases, we will vote in-line with CVX holders. However, Convex and Curve benefit each other, and proposals considered to be blatant attacks damaging either protocol will not be signed for.
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