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# Community Takeover (CTO)

## What Is a Community Takeover?

A **Community Takeover (CTO)** is a process where the community may elect a new leader for a coin when the original anonymous creator becomes inactive. The elected leader - the **CTO Lead** - may take over the creator role and receive creator fees going forward, subject to platform policies.

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## How the CTO Election Works

### 1. Election Is Initiated

Currently, CTO elections are **initiated by the platform**. Once CTO elections go fully live, anyone will be able to nominate themselves.

### 2. Nominations

* Anyone can **nominate themselves** by signing up on the platform with their X account
* **Your X account will be doxxed** - your identity becomes public as a candidate
* All candidates are shown publicly for the community to evaluate

### 3. Voting

Community members vote using their existing wallets:

| Aspect             | Detail                                                      |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Wallet support** | Phantom and any Solana wallet                               |
| **Vote weight**    | Proportional to your coin holdings                          |
| **Dynamic weight** | If you sell during the election, your vote weight decreases |
| **Duration**       | 24 hours                                                    |

### 4. Quorum Requirement

For a CTO Lead to be elected:

* A minimum of **\~69 million tokens** (\~6.9% of supply) must be cast as votes
* If quorum is **not met** → the original anonymous dev continues
* If quorum is **met** → the highest-voted candidate wins

### 5. Fee Handling During Election

* During the 24-hour election, **creator fees are paused** (not claimed by anyone)
* After the election, fees are **redirected to the winner**

### 6. Post-Election

* The CTO Lead begins receiving creator fees, subject to platform policies and applicable law
* The original dev can also participate - if they win, they continue receiving fees

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## Election Flow

```
CTO Election Initiated
  (Creator fees paused)
        │
        ▼
  Candidates Nominate (X accounts doxxed)
        │
        ▼
  Community Votes for 24 hours
  (Vote weight = coin balance)
        │
        ▼
  ┌────────────────────────────┐
  │  Quorum Met (≥6.9% supply)?│
  └──────────┬─────────────────┘
         ┌───┴───┐
        YES     NO
         │       │
         ▼       ▼
   CTO Lead    Original Dev
   Elected     Continues
         │       │
         ▼       ▼
   Fees → CTO   Fees → Dev
```

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