# Request for Proposals: Upgrade Mechanisms

**URL:** <https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-upgrade-mechanisms/605>\
**Category:** Aztec\
**Tags:** rfp, upgrades\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-upgrade-mechanisms/605 "2023-06-20T17:14:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-proposals-upgrade-mechanisms/605/5 "2023-07-06T14:35:41Z")

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> [@\[Upgrade Proposal\] - The Empire Stakes Back](http://forum.aztec.network/t/upgrade-proposal-the-empire-stakes-back/626):
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> Summary This proposal is highly-opinionated – onchain token voting does not work. Low turnout, group-think, and bribery are unsolved issues with token voting, and the incentives are misaligned—even with a ‘senate and delegates’-style representative democracy. This quote sets the scene on chain voting fallacies. What if I told you that the republic is now under the control of the dark lord of the Sith? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtYhpzrcoM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtYhpzrcoM) Instead of on chain token voting, this propos…

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