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Governance

BelizeChain implements a multi-tiered governance system designed for national-scale decision making — from individual citizens to a government oversight board.

Structure

District Councils

  • 6 districts: Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo
  • 12 council seats — two elected representatives per district
  • 6-month terms with on-chain elections
  • Responsibilities: district proposals, local budgets, and community representation

Voting

  • Conviction voting — locking DALLA longer multiplies voting power (up to 6x)
  • Quorum requirements — proposals need minimum participation to be valid
  • Voting periods — 7-day standard, 3-day emergency
  • Transparency — all votes are public and recorded on-chain

Treasury

  • Multi-signature control over treasury spending
  • Budget proposals are community-submitted
  • Funded from a share of block rewards

Emergency Powers

Emergency network authority (see Jaguar Mode) is threshold-gated and time-limited, with all actions logged on-chain and reported publicly.

Participating in Governance

Via Maya Wallet

  1. Open Maya Wallet → Governance
  2. Browse active proposals
  3. Vote Aye/Nay and choose a conviction lock
  4. Confirm the transaction

Via Polkadot.js

const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });
await api.tx.governance
  .vote(proposalId, true, conviction)
  .signAndSend(account);

Proposal Lifecycle

  1. Submit — a proposal is created with a deposit
  2. Second — community endorsements raise it to a public vote
  3. Vote — token holders vote with optional conviction
  4. Enact — passed proposals execute, including forkless runtime upgrades

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