Ratifying Our Constitutional Documents: Upcoming Proposals Dec 2025

House of Stake Governance
21

Update: Constitutional Documents Moving to Vote

Hi everyone,

Quick update on the Constitutional Documents process :backhand_index_pointing_down:
We’re submitting the full set to the Screening Committee for review this week. Once that review is complete, we’ll move forward with a community vote.

What we’ve been working on since December 2025

Since December, we’ve focused on turning the initial constitutional direction into a clear and workable framework.

Over the past months, we have:

  • Published draft documents and opened them for community discussion

  • Incorporated substantial feedback from governance contributors, ecosystem participants, and the NEAR Foundation and House of Stake Foundation directors

  • Implemented the supermajority voting mechanism

  • Aligned terminology and cross-references across documents

  • Pressure-tested the framework to ensure it works in practice, not just in theory

  • Hosted several GM HoS Community Calls to walk through new versions of the documents and gather live feedback

This has been an iterative process, and each HSP document includes a changelog documenting that evolution.

One bundle, one vote

Because the documents are closely interconnected and reference one another, we’ll bring them forward as one bundle for ratification.

The following policies will be included in the single ratification vote:

  1. Constitution
  2. Proposal and Voting Procedures
  3. Screening Committee Charter
  4. Mission, Vision, Values
  5. Conflicts of Interest Policy
  6. Code of Conduct

Endorsed Delegates Charter

The Endorsed Delegates Charter will not be part of this vote.
We’ve decided to first redesign and update the program based on what we’ve learned and where we want to take it next. Once finalized, the revised policy will be brought forward for ratification.

Why this matters

This set of documents gives us clarity as we move into 2026 and continue taking responsibility in the best interest of NEAR.

It will replace the respective interim versions, so we have a stable foundation to build on before those interim documents expire.

We’ll share the voting link here as soon as the Screening Committee completes its review and voting opens.

Thanks to everyone who’s contributed so far.
:rocket: Now, get ready to vote, everyone!

6 Likes