According to the data, 99.5% of the 4.657 billion ADA in the delegated stock was used to cast votes through the delegated representative (DREP).
Input and Output Global (IOG) CTO Romain Pellerin highlighted this number in today's tweet. The voting event, part of Cardano's Voltaire governance era, has gathered input into three categories: yes, no, and no confidence.
Of the total vote, approximately 76.18% of the ADAs, 3.57 billion, supported the proposed measure. Meanwhile, 918.19 million ADAs voted against it, and 169.17 million ADAs were voted unconfident as votes. The remaining 0.5% of the delegated shares did not participate.
#cardano Decentralized Governance Action: 99.5% ADA 4.657b Participating Delegated Stock https://t.co/ycphq7zcke
-Romain Pellerin (@rom1_pellerin) April 25, 2025
Cardano's Voltaire framework enables over-chain decisions through a fluid democratic model. Under this system, ADA holders delegate their governance power to drep without losing custody of their funds. Their voting power is measured by the amount of ADA assigned to them.
These representatives will vote for proposals across the network, ranging from hard forks to decisions from the Ministry of Finance. In particular, voting rights are always transferable, providing flexibility for ADA holders.
Complete governance following Plomin Hard Fork
The governance features used in recent polls are Plomin Hard Fork January. This upgrade upgraded the enabled core features of Cardano's governance infrastructure, including the withdrawal of the Ministry of Finance and the role of DREPS.
As a result, ADA holders were able to assign or retain voting rights depending on participation at the desired level of participation.
Following this development, users can vote in person, assign votes to DREPs, be modest, or register for unsure stances. The system continued to immutable rewards for those who chose not to participate in governance and those who reflected pre-hard fork operations. This allows for a seamless transition to new models without affecting existing staking incentives.
Flexible voting options
This foundation of governance flexibility began with Chang Hard Fork. It was introduced last year. At that point, the network added new options to ADA holders to determine how actively they would be involved in decision-making in the chain. This allowed the community to choose passive delegation and active governance according to their preferences.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said participation in governance remains an option and will not affect staking merits. Users can opt out of the voting process completely while continuing to receive regular rewards through the delegated pool.
