# Governance Voting



veSPECTRA holders participate in decisions about the Spectra protocol through governance proposals. Protocol governance and locked positions continue under [SGP-20](https://snapshot.box/#/s:spectradao.eth/proposal/0xd7479ab72bcbde83cfd5c7e0be2609e36ab275ec70a761f380ac34c5166b6a4d).

## Participate in governance [#participate-in-governance]

1. Create a veSPECTRA lock on Base by locking SPECTRA for a duration from 1 week to 4 years. See the [locking SPECTRA for veSPECTRA guide](/docs/guides/locking-spectra-for-vespectra).
2. Read the proposal and discussion in the [Spectra governance forum](https://gov.spectra.finance/).
3. Open the proposal in the [Spectra DAO Snapshot space](https://snapshot.box/#/s:spectradao.eth). Check its voting period, choices, and voting-power requirements before casting a vote.

Governance proposal voting is distinct from the gauge votes that previously allocated weekly emissions to pools.

## Gauge voting and incentives are paused [#gauge-voting-and-incentives-are-paused]

Since 2 July 2026, [SGP-20 has been in effect](https://paragraph.com/@spectra/sgp-20-is-now-in-effect-spectra-emissions-reduced-to-zero): weekly SPECTRA emissions, the Liquidity Wallet allocation, and the rebase are zero. Gauge voting and the voting-incentives marketplace are paused, and the app's Gauge and Incentivize pages are disabled. A future governance proposal can re-enable issuance.

[SGP-19](https://snapshot.box/#/s:spectradao.eth/proposal/0xd1a081c2783ba428627fbafa2a65d9d26571eae45647917d45bd7571d18a493b) redirected the pool swap fees previously distributed through the ve(3,3) path to the DAO treasury. Locking or voting does not currently provide direct pool swap-fee rewards or a rebase to veSPECTRA holders.

## Contract references [#contract-references]

Each veSPECTRA lock is an NFT in [VotingEscrow](/docs/technical-reference/contract-functions/votingescrow). The [Voting Escrow Aggregator](/docs/technical-reference/contract-functions/votingescrowaggregator) can read a wallet's weighted voting power across registered escrows; proposal voting follows the requirements of the relevant Snapshot proposal.

The [Voter](/docs/technical-reference/contract-functions/voter) and [VotingReward](/docs/technical-reference/contract-functions/votingreward) interfaces identify pool voting positions by escrow address and NFT token ID. They account for pool voting fees and bribes. [RewardsDistributor](/docs/technical-reference/contract-functions/rewardsdistributor) separately handles rebases for NFT token IDs. These interfaces operate on contract state and recorded rewards; they do not promise new rewards while emissions and gauge voting are paused.