You should only cast a vote on this proposal if you want to veto the DAB’s decision to approve this upgrade.

U19 introduced the following capabilities to the OP Stack:

• Staking-based priority access to transaction ordering: Introduces a smart contract where users stake OP to receives priority treatment in block ordering.
• Two-phase ordering mechanism: Deploys FIFO ordering among staked participants, followed by a stake-weighted ordering model with diminishing returns based on stake size and age.

This proposal was approved by the Developer Advisory Board here. Governance participants may veto the DAB’s decision if they believe it disadvantages their stakeholder group (tokenholders, chains, apps, or end-users.) You can read more about Stakeholder Vetos in our Operating Manual.

In the case of a veto, this proposal will proceed through the Appeals process outlined in the Operating Manual.