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This guide walks through casting a vote on any active proposal — a protocol change (LIP) or a treasury spend. It assumes you already hold bonded LPT — that’s what carries voting weight. For why staking gives you a vote and how the process works end to end, see Governance & the treasury.
The vote is identical for both proposal types. Protocol proposals (LIPs) and treasury spends are prepared and executed differently, but you cast a vote on them the exact same way — same quorum, same threshold, same bonded-stake weighting. The only practical difference is where you find them, covered in step 1.

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Before you start

  • Bonded LPT. Only bonded stake can vote; unbonded tokens carry no weight. Not bonded yet? Do Delegate your first LPT first.
  • A wallet you can connect to the Livepeer Explorer, on Arbitrum One.
  • A little ETH on Arbitrum for gas.
Your voting weight is your share of total bonded LPT at the moment the proposal was created — not when you vote. Bonding more after a proposal opens won’t increase your weight on it.

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Cast your vote

1

Find the proposal

Both types are voted from the Explorer’s voting view — explorer.livepeer.org/voting — which lists each active proposal with its current tally and deadline. Treasury proposals are also tracked, alongside treasury balances, at explorer.livepeer.org/treasury. If you came looking for a specific treasury spend and don’t see it under voting, check there.
2

Open the proposal

Read it and its linked material so you understand exactly what executes if it passes — a protocol proposal (LIP) links its specification; a treasury proposal links its forum RFP and budget. This is also how you tell the two types apart at a glance.
3

Connect your wallet

Connect the wallet holding your bonded LPT. Confirm you’re on Arbitrum One.
4

Choose Yes, No, or Abstain

Cast your vote and sign the transaction. Abstain still counts toward quorum without taking a side.
5

Confirm it registered

Your vote appears in the proposal tally, weighted by your bonded stake at the snapshot.

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What happens next

A proposal passes only if it clears both thresholds — 33% quorum (enough bonded stake participated) and >50% approval. If it does, it enters a timelock and then executes automatically; nothing more is required from you. You can watch its status on the Explorer through to execution.
Delegators who don’t vote are effectively represented by their orchestrator’s vote — so if you feel strongly, cast your own. If you’d rather not track proposals, factor an operator’s governance stance into choosing one.

Governance & the treasury

The full picture: who votes, what can change, and how the treasury is funded.

Protocol parameters

Live quorum, thresholds, voting delay/period, and timelock values.