# GOVERNANCE

- [Overview](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/quickstart.md): Onyx Governance is controlled by the Onyx DAO through decentralized smart contracts and voted by XCN Stakers.
- [Governor](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/governor.md): Onyx Governor (Chain Governor)
- [Security](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/security.md): Governance Security and Stability Mechanisms
- [Quorum Votes](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/quorum-votes.md): Quorum votes represent the minimum number of affirmative votes required for a proposal to be successfully executed
- [Proposal Threshold](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/proposal-threshold.md): Onyx Governance Proposal Threshold for XCN Stakers.
- [Proposal Max Operations](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/proposal-max-operations.md): The predefined number of functions a Onyx Improvement Proposal (OIP) may contain.
- [Voting Delay](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/voting-delay.md): The amount of time that lapses before voting can commence for users to accrue vote weight.
- [Voting Period](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/voting-period.md): The time period that a proposal may voted for or against.
- [Propose](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/propose.md): Proposes changes to Onyx through onchain proposals.
- [Queue](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/queue.md): Queing a proposal for execution on the onchain cool-down period.
- [Execute](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/execute.md): Deploying an Onyx Improvement Propoal (OIP) via onchain activation.
- [Cancel](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/cancel.md): Cancelling a proposal via onchain interaction.
- [Get Action](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/get-action.md): View the actions of a proposal.
- [Get Receipt](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/get-receipt.md): This function fetches a ballot detail for each specific voter based on a specific governance proposal.
- [Proposal State](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/proposal-state.md): Fetching the live status of a governance proposal.
- [Cast Vote](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/cast-vote.md): Placing onchain votes for Onyx Improvement Proposals.
- [Vote By Signature](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/vote-by-signature.md): Vote through an offline signature for cold wallets.
- [Timelock](https://docs.onyx.org/governance/timelock.md): This smart contract controls the time-delayed function of the Governance module.


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