# Polls Polls in a DAO are mechanisms for members to propose and vote on decisions or changes within the organization. They enable transparent and democratic participation, leveraging blockchain technology to ensure the integrity and immutability of the voting process. ### Polls in DUCAT Governance **Referendum-Based Polls** **Purpose:** Facilitate the direct implementation of community decisions.\ **Mechanism:** Upon reaching a majority vote, these polls trigger predefined on-chain actions.\ **Examples:** * Allocating treasury funds. * Approving governance changes. * Implementing new utility. *** **Normal Polls** **Purpose:** Gather community feedback and gauge preferences.\ **Mechanism:** The results are advisory in nature and do not directly trigger on-chain actions.\ **Examples:** * Collecting feedback on proposed features. * Understanding community preferences for marketing strategies. * Measuring sentiment on potential partnerships. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ducattechnologies.com/token-governance/ducat-dao/polls.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.