> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hop.exchange/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hop.exchange/governance/how-to-vote.md).

# How to Vote

To participate in Hop governance with your HOP tokens you need to first delegate your voting power to yourself. \
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This requires an on-chain transaction and costs some gas. If you prefer you can also delegate your voting power to one of the [existing delegates](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/hop/delegates). \
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Once you have delegated you will be able to vote for the **next** governance vote. \
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Both actions can be done here: <https://www.tally.xyz/gov/hop> \
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Currently you need to hold the tokens on Ethereum as Hop uses the same governance contracts as most DAO's like Uniswap, ENS, Compound etc. \
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However, multichain governance is an active area of research.