Voting
Flow Councils are dynamic. They empower voters to incorporate new information and evolving preferences for more efficient resource allocation.
Every time a vote is (re)cast, funding flows will adapt.
payout_rate = (recipient votes / total votes) × funding stream
Council votes are cast in ballots. Council Members review grantee information, add their favorites to a ballot, allocate whole votes (up to their voting budgets and spread max), and then submit with a single transaction. Voters can edit and recast their ballot anytime.
For many rounds, we'll sponsor network transaction fees. While Flow QF uses out-of-pocket spending as the signal for preference, Flow Councils are designed to be maximally accessible both conceptually and financially.
After your ballot is submitted, you can spread the word with Post to X and Cast to Farcaster, which open a pre-filled draft in that platform's composer. Round operators can customize the message and its link preview from the Social page.
Claiming votes as an NFT holder
Some councils grant votes to holders of a membership NFT. On those rounds, Check Voter Eligibility opens a panel listing every way to earn votes in that council, what each is worth, and whether your connected wallet qualifies right now.
The eligibility popup: one requirement met, one not met with a link to get the NFT.
- Checking costs nothing. Requirements are read straight from the chain when the panel opens. No transaction, no gas, no wallet approval.
- Requirements you don't meet show a Get this NFT link when the round operator provided one.
- Claiming is always a deliberate click. The claim button names the exact number of votes you'll receive ("Claim 5 votes"). Selecting it asks you to sign a short message. The signature is free, it isn't a sign-in, and it creates no session; it only proves you control the wallet. Flow State then assigns your votes on-chain and pays the transaction fee.
- No wallet connected? The requirements and their allocations still render, with a Connect Wallet button in place of the per-requirement status.
- You receive the largest single allocation you qualify for, not the sum. If you hold two qualifying NFTs worth 20 and 5 votes, you get 20.
- Already have votes? The panel simply shows how many and takes you to your ballot. Automated checks never change a wallet that already has voting power.
Your votes stay with you: selling or transferring the NFT afterwards does not take them away.
If a claim doesn't go through, the message tells you which case you're in:
| Message | What it means |
|---|---|
| Try again in a moment | Claims on this council are briefly throttled. Nothing failed; retry shortly. |
| Couldn't check right now | A chain read didn't return. This is never a verdict on your holdings; retry the row. |
| This wallet doesn't meet any of the requirements yet | No qualifying NFT was found in the connected wallet. |
| This council's setup is incomplete | The round operator hasn't granted Flow State permission to add voters. Contact them. |
| The transaction didn't go through | Nothing was granted and nothing was recorded. Claim again. |
Declining the signature does nothing at all: no votes are granted and the claim button stays available.