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The ENS constitution is a set of binding rules that determine what governance actions are legitimate for the DAO to take.
The ENS DAO Constitution sets out the fundamental principles and rules that govern the . It was ratified in November 2021 by a social vote of $ENS tokenholders, with 97% approval from over 84,000 participating wallets (15 million votes). View the ratification vote on Snapshot. Delegates are expected to understand the Constitution and vote on proposals in a way that is consistent with its articles.
  • Article I
  • Article II
  • Article III
  • Article IV
  • Article V

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Name ownership shall not be infringed

ENS governance will not enact changes that infringe on users’ rights to retain, extend, transfer, or use names they own, nor unfairly discriminate against any name owners.Example:
  • Permissible: Adjusting registration costs for all names based on transparent criteria.
  • Not Permissible: Changing costs for a specific list of names to benefit or penalize certain users.
Examples are illustrative and not binding parts of the Constitution. For the full text, see the ENS DAO Constitution.