---
title: "Governance WG · Elect the Permanent RAC"
path: "/ideas/dao-elect-permanent-rac"
version: "1.0.0"
author: "Hydrate"
createdAt: "2026-07-11T14:31:10.303Z"
updatedAt: "2026-07-11T15:09:46.228Z"
---

# Governance WG · Elect the Permanent RAC

<Infobox>
| 🔴 Discussion |
| Governance WG |
| ⚖️ Governance |
| Transition (pre-DAO) |
| Open (Transition RAC to facilitate) |
| [Radix Accountability Council](/community/radix-accountability-council) · [TG thread](https://t.me/radix_dlt/995033) |
</Infobox>

The current RAC is an explicitly time-bound **Transition RAC**. The DAO must elect a **Permanent RAC** to act as trustees who action the community's will — appointing contributors and agreeing contracts for marketing, business development, market making, and wallet/engine development. Community discussion frames the role as high-level (like a company board on a 6–12 month budget horizon), initially unpaid, with paid roles requiring a separate community vote.

## Deliverables

- Agree council size and mandate (build on the 5-member approval-vote precedent; some argue 7).
- Run the election via the ratified RFC → TC → RFP process and the governance app.
- Define the boundary between "community will at a high level" and RAC operational discretion within approved budgets.
- Set conflict-of-interest and (un)paid-role rules before seating members.
## Dependencies & cross-references

- Governed by [Daffy's Radix DAO framework](https://github.com/Shadaffy/radix-dao) (repo `Shadaffy/radix-dao`); see the [Governance Framework Reference Repo](https://radixtalk.com/t/rfc-dao-governance-framework-reference-repo/2268) and [Charter (Round 1)](https://radixtalk.com/t/rfc-dao-documents-round1-the-charter/2269).
- Seats the body that holds interim RFP authority until [Working Groups activate](/ideas/dao-working-group-framework).
- Governance context: [Radix Governance hub](/contents/tech/core-concepts/radix-governance).
## Sources

- [Radix DLT Official — DAO/RAC discussion (2026-07-11)](https://t.me/radix_dlt/995033)
- [RDD structure & no-confidence mechanics](https://radixtalk.com/t/proposed-initial-governance-structure-for-the-radixdlt-dao-duna-rdd/2127)