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id: delegate-delegation
title: "Delegates and delegation: A conceptual overview"
sidebar_label: Delegates and delegation
description: Learn about the role of delegates and delegation within the context of the Arbitrum DAO.
description: Learn about the role of delegates and delegation within the context
of the ArbitrumDAO.
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When participating in the <a data-quicklook-from='arbitrum-dao'>Arbitrum DAO</a>, token holders have the option to either vote directly on proposals or to give their voting power to a delegate. This concept doc explores the role of delegates and delegation within the context of the Arbitrum DAO.
When participating in the <a data-quicklook-from='arbitrum-dao'>ArbitrumDAO</a>, token holders have the option to either vote directly on proposals or to give their voting power to a delegate. This concept doc explores the role of delegates and delegation within the context of the ArbitrumDAO.

### What is a delegate?

A <a data-quicklook-from='delegate'>delegate</a> is a member of the Arbitrum DAO community who has been elected to represent other token holders and vote on their behalf. Delegates are elected by token holders who choose to grant their voting power to them. Delegates are required to follow the protocols defined by the [Constitution of the Arbitrum DAO](../dao-constitution.md), and must act in the best interest of the token holders whom they represent.
A <a data-quicklook-from='delegate'>delegate</a> is a member of the ArbitrumDAO community who has been elected to represent other token holders and vote on their behalf. Delegates are elected by token holders who choose to grant their voting power to them. Delegates are required to follow the protocols defined by the [Constitution of the ArbitrumDAO](../dao-constitution.md), and must act in the best interest of the token holders whom they represent.

### Why delegate?

Delegation allows token holders to participate in the <a data-quicklook-from='governance'>governance</a> of the Arbitrum DAO without having to actively keep track of every proposal and vote. By granting their voting power to a delegate, token holders can passively participate by entrusting a representative to vote on proposals in a way that aligns with their own beliefs and values.
Delegation allows token holders to participate in the <a data-quicklook-from='governance'>governance</a> of the ArbitrumDAO without having to actively keep track of every proposal and vote. By granting their voting power to a delegate, token holders can passively participate by entrusting a representative to vote on proposals in a way that aligns with their own beliefs and values.

Token holders who delegate their voting power are able to revoke this delegation and reclaim voting power back to themselves at any time. They may want to do this if, for example, there's an important proposal that they themselves want to vote on directly.

### How to delegate

The Arbitrum DAO uses [Tally](https://tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum) to facilitate delegation. The process in a nutshell:
The ArbitrumDAO uses the [on-chain governance UI](https://alt.gov.arbitrum.foundation/) to facilitate delegation. The process in a nutshell:

1. Connect your Ethereum wallet to [Tally](https://tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum) and navigate to the Arbitrum DAO page.
2. Select the "delegate" button.
3. Search for the delegate you'd like to delegate your voting power to and confirm the delegation by following Tally's prompts.
1. Connect your Ethereum wallet to the [on-chain governance UI](https://alt.gov.arbitrum.foundation/) and navigate to the Delegates page.
2. Search for the delegate you'd like to delegate your voting power to and select this profile.
3. Once you have read the profile, select the “Delegate to this address” button, and confirm the delegation by following the prompts.

Note that through Tally, you can change or revoke your delegation at any time. If you wish to delegate to multiple delegates, then you will need an address per delegate. For more detailed how-to guidance, see [How to delegate your voting power](../how-tos/select-delegate-voting-power).
Note that through the [on-chain governance UI](https://alt.gov.arbitrum.foundation/), you can change or revoke your delegation at any time. If you wish to delegate to multiple delegates, then you will need an address per delegate. For more detailed how-to guidance, see [How to delegate your voting power](../how-tos/select-delegate-voting-power).

### Conclusion

The Arbitrum DAO's delegation mechanism lets $ARB token holders passively participate in Arbitrum DAO's governance by facilitating the transfer of their token-weighted voting power to values-aligned representatives of the Arbitrum DAO's values, as defined by [The Constitution of the Arbitrum DAO](../dao-constitution.md).
The ArbitrumDAO's delegation mechanism lets $ARB token holders passively participate in ArbitrumDAO's governance by facilitating the transfer of their token-weighted voting power to values-aligned representatives of the ArbitrumDAO's values, as defined by [The Constitution of the ArbitrumDAO](../dao-constitution.md).