Governance System

Governance System

TELx Council Nominations Application

The application and process by which miners nominate themselves to be elected to the TELx Council.

Overview

In order to be submitted in elections and liquid delegations proposals for a position on the TAN Council, eligible miners must submit the below candidate information and nomination application at least 24 hours prior to an election at most within the past 6 months prior to a liquid delegation or election proposal.

TELx Council Members: Voters, Number of Positions, Specialization and Special Duties

Each miner group selects representatives, and representatives are assigned special duties based on the specialization of their constituency and/or the function of the Council. Miner Groups can alter the following special duties(but not the required attributes)of their representatives at any time using the TRIP process, and there are no rules for enforcing these guidelines beyond delegations and elections.

VoterRepsSpecial Duties 1Special Duties 2Special Duties 3
Stakers1Marketing, Education
Developers1Development, technical
Liquidity Miners3Marketplace: Responsible for research and development of new products, protocols, markets, assets.Ecosystem Development: Responsible for driving ecosystem development with new and prospective DeFi protocol and other crypto communities including coordinating interviews, AMAs, and external proposals to other protocols.Communication and information: Responsible for sharing, documenting information related to TELxIP proposals and administering TELx Council social media and communication channels including the Telcoin.org forum, documentation, and Discord.
Validators1Responsible for coordinating with the Telcoin Foundation and other third parties to implement TELxIP proposals including simulating TEL distribution proposals prior to execution to ensure the intended addresses receive TEL.
  • Candidate Information: Submit the following information:
    • Preferred Name and Country: Preferred name and location
    • Wallet Address: Wallet address used to be used in Council member voting
    • Social Media: Telcoin Discord username, Twitter account.
    • Miner Group: Select either Staker, Developer, Liquidity Miner, Validators
    • Specializations: Select from one or more of the following specializations:
      • Marketing, Education
      • Data
      • Marketplace, Ecosystem, Communication and Information
      • Production Coordination
  • Council Nomination Application: Provide responses to the following questions:
    • Introduction
      • How did you find out about Telcoin and why are you excited about being a part of the Telcoin community?
      • What experience do you have in interacting with the Telcoin Platform as a user, miner, and/or overall ecosystem participant?
    • Why should you be selected?
      • Why are you running for this position?
      • What unique skills, experiences and credentials do you bring to the role that will assist you in fulfilling your regular and special duties?
      • What changes and improvements do you plan to propose?
      • How will you represent your miner group in decision-making processes to ensure their interests are being voiced and protected?
      • How will you keep your constituency informed?
      • How much time can you dedicate to the role each week?