The mechanism protects governance from being deadlocked by inactive DReps holding large delegations. When a DRep is marked inactive, ada delegated to them is excluded from the denominator used to compute DRep voting thresholds, so the active electorate's threshold remains achievable.
Activity is restored the moment the DRep casts any vote, including an abstention.
Explore next
- DRepA representative that ada holders delegate their on-chain voting power to, so the DRep votes on governance actions on their behalf; like choosing someone to represent your interests in parliament.View term
- Governance ActionA formal proposal submitted on-chain for the Cardano community to vote on.View term
- CIP-1694The Cardano Improvement Proposal that defines Cardano's on-chain governance system, introducing DReps, the Constitutional Committee, and formal governance actions.View term
- Voting ThresholdsThe set of protocol parameters that define what percentage of votes is required from each governance body (DReps, SPOs) to ratify each governance action type.View term