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Become a governor.

One vote, however much you hold. Every rule change and every use of the kill switch goes through governors like you.
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How a decision is made

  • One vote per governor, regardless of holdings.
    The person with $10,000 in STORE has the same vote as the person with $1,000,000. The ceiling applies to governance weight - not capital.
  • Ordinary decisions pass at 51%.
    Constitutional parameters pass at 67%.
  • Every ballot needs 42 of 126 eligible governors to vote. Approval is a share of the votes cast.
  • Undoing a decision:
    A decision passed at 51% takes 67% to overturn. A decision passed at 67% takes 75%. A matter can be overruled once; the next decision is final.
  • Governors can overrule the executive at 67%.
    That is checks and balances.

How your vote counts

FOR
Counts toward quorum and approval.
AGAINST
Counts toward quorum only.
ABSTAIN
Counts toward quorum. Constitutional instrument - "I participated but have no position." Use it.
NO VOTE
Does not count. Register your account so your vote counts.

The kill switch

The kill switch is designed and being built for First Governance, covering STORE-operated compute and bridge and access. Once live, turning it on takes two-thirds of votes cast, with a quorum of 33% plus one of eligible governors (42 of 126). Undoing it takes three quarters. Until the Judicial Branch is seated, STORE Research holds time-limited emergency authority to act in an emergency and to restart after a shutdown; every use is on the public record. Extensions to chips, energy, and orbit are in research, not live.

The record

126 governors · 30+ countries · 2,200+ days · zero violations of the one-third ceiling. The largest share any one governor has held: 0.8%.

The price record. In January 2022, governors voted to raise the token price 41% ($0.049 to $0.069). It barely passed at 52.94%. The same month, they reversed it at 89.47%, to $0.035. In June 2022 they settled at $0.039. The people who held the most $STORE voted to make it worth less.

The record is consistent with the equilibrium the math predicts. It does not prove it.

Why capture is hard

No governor may hold more than one-third. The protocol will not accept a change that breaks the ceiling.

Capture takes 43 of 126 governors, $430,000 at the $10,000 minimum. The network tolerates up to 41 faulty governors. Quorum (42) is a separate measure.

Every new governor raises that number.

Where your vote applies

  • Layer 0, Hamilton AI - Constitutional Core: Live.
    The rules every other layer answers to.
  • Layer 1, Constitutional Cloud: live today on five partner locations.
    STORE's own Constitutional Data Centers are in development.
  • Monetary rules, such as supply parameters and the price-governance rules, go through governors.
    (Before launch, STORE Research sets the token price at fair market value; after launch, the market sets it.)

What you're buying

1
Acquire $STORE
$10,000 or more in STORE tokens. All purchases are SAFTs under Regulation D (U.S. accredited investors) or Regulation S (non-U.S.).
Available now → storecloud.org/buystore
2
Participate in First Governance
A $10,000 purchase is a contract - not a coin and not a seat. 126 people vote today. A purchase does not add a 127th vote at checkout. A seat takes an election by people already on the roll.
Active now
3
Second Governance
Stake-based, auction-based governance. First Governance participants compete in quarterly auctions. Winning an auction bid is not a seat - a separate +2/3 election by existing governors determines seating. Second Governance has not yet launched.
Not yet launched

Maximum individual position: 1% of total authorized supply at today's price (~$390,000).

Governor rewards

Governor rewards are not offered today. Any rewards program would require governor approval and regulatory review first.

Register your interest

Be notified when the technical paper releases

The STORE governor protocol technical paper is being finalized. Register below and we will send it to you when it publishes. In the meantime, STORE is available to purchase. A $10,000 purchase is a contract - not a coin and not a seat. 126 people vote today. A purchase does not add a 127th vote at checkout. A seat takes an election by people already on the roll.

After registering: we will send the technical paper and information on purchasing STORE to participate in First Governance. $10,000 governance participation threshold. All agreements are SAFTs. Zero tokens distributed to date. U.S. investors must be accredited. Regulation D / Regulation S.

For the complete governance specification - constitutional math, five thresholds, deployment sequence, and the full production record - read the mDemocracy page.

Governor positions are not investment contracts. Governance rights are not transferable. U.S. governors must be accredited investors. This page does not constitute an offer to sell any security. STORE tokens have not been publicly released. All prior agreements are SAFTs. Conducted under Regulation D and Regulation S. Consult your financial and legal advisors.