Civics Committee Minutes 26th March 2026

Attendees

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)	Election Term
Nicolas Cerny,	Yes	Chair	Y	April 2026
Larisa Mcfarlane	Yes	Secretary	N	N/A
Thomas Lindseth	Yes	Intersect	N	N/A
Ken-Erik O	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Nana Safo	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Alex Seregin	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Randy	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Dzubang Mermoz	Yes	Member	Y	April 2026
Ian Hartwell	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Megan Dyamond	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Musa Ridwan Itopa	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Simon Fleck	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026

Sources

CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/03/26 12:56 GMT - Transcript

CIVICS Committee (Intersect) Meeting - 2026/03/26 12:56 GMT - Recording

Agenda Items

• Presentation: Beyond Minimal Viable Governance (BMVG) Team Findings

• Update from the Intersect Steering Committee (ISC) Call

• Committee Elections Application Window Opening

• Constitutional Amendment Process Working Group (CAPWG) Update

• Governance Education Working Group (GEWG) Update

• Review of CC Election Rules and Guidelines

• Discussion on Next Meeting Date (Easter)

Decisions/Actions

The Civics Committee convened to receive a presentation on the Beyond Minimal Viable Governance (BMVG) project findings, providing data-driven insights into Cardano governance health. Updates were provided on the Intersect Steering Committee call, upcoming committee elections, and progress from the Constitutional Amendment Process and Governance Education Working Groups. The meeting also addressed the review of new CC election rules and the scheduling of the next meeting.

Decisions Made

Constitutional Amendment Process Working Group Focus: The CAPWG will focus on testing the first constitutional amendment in the coming weeks to identify process efficiencies and rough edges.

Governance Education Resource Migration and Maintenance: The identified governance education resources will be migrated to the Intersect knowledge base, with maintenance falling under the Secretary role and a quarterly review process to be established.

CC Election Rules and Guidelines Approval Process: A draft of the CC election rules and guidelines will be reviewed by volunteer committee members early next week, with formal approval sought at the next committee meeting.

Next Meeting Date: The decision regarding holding the next meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2026, due to the Easter holiday, was deferred to the internal Civics Committee channel for discussion.

Action Items

NC: Share drafts and links to all committee budgets from the ISC call.

LS: Send election links and dates for upcoming spaces to committee members' Google calendars.

LS: Set up a meeting with Nana, RR, TL, and KØ to discuss the migration and maintenance of governance education resources.

Civics Committee Members: Volunteer to join TL for a meeting early next week to review the draft CC election rules and guidelines.

Civics Committee: Discuss and decide on the next meeting date in the internal Civics channel.

BMVG Team: Keep the Civics Committee informed on the progress of the BMVG report draft for potential endorsement by early June.

Topic Notes

Topic	Discussion	Notes
1. Beyond Minimal Viable Governance (BMVG) Presentation	DS presented the BMVG project, outlining a framework with 12 metrics to measure Cardano governance health across ADA owners, DReps, SPOs, and the Constitutional Committee. Key findings included plateauing active voting percentages, increasing unique addresses delegated to DReps, low DRep stickiness, a concerning trend of DRep population decline, and SPO challenges with voting tooling. The data suggests Cardano governance is not in a critical state, contrasting some public perceptions.	Framework uses 12 metrics. Data shows stable active voting, DRep population decline, SPO tooling issues. Overall governance health is stable.
2. Intersect Steering Committee (ISC) Call Update	NC reported on the recent ISC call where committees presented their budget priorities. A common theme was the desire for community workshops. NC highlighted the opportunity for alignment among committees on workshop planning.	Committees presented budget priorities. Focus on community workshops. Need for inter-committee alignment.
3. Committee Elections Application Window	The application window for the next committee election opens on March 31st. LS will distribute relevant links and dates. NC encouraged current members whose terms are ending (e.g., NC, K-EO) to reapply and urged members to encourage active community members to apply.	Applications open March 31st. LS to share dates. Members encouraged to reapply and recruit new talent.
4. Constitutional Amendment Process Working Group (CAPWG) Update	The CAPWG meeting focused on defining GitHub tags for constitutional amendments (e.g., typo fix, substantive change). TL discussed the process for moving proposals from discussion to on-chain governance, including bundling changes and using workshops for community input. TL noted that KH is open to using the TSC's findings as a test case for a CAP.	GitHub tags for amendments discussed. Process for on-chain governance. Test case from TSC findings proposed.
5. Governance Education Working Group (GEWG) Update	Nana reported the GEWG is concluding, having identified 26 community resources for the knowledge base. The group seeks LS's assistance to migrate this data. TL questioned using existing Cardano.org resources versus creating new ones. Nana emphasized the need for an accessible, maintainable system for future committee members. LS suggested the Secretary role would manage this, with resources housed on the committee pages in the Intersect knowledge base, subject to quarterly review.	26 resources identified. Data migration to Intersect knowledge base. Secretary to manage, quarterly review.
6. CC Election Rules and Guidelines	TL presented a draft of the CC election rules and guidelines. He requested volunteers from the Civics Committee to review the draft early next week to finalize edits before seeking formal approval at the next committee meeting.	Draft rules prepared by TL. Volunteers needed for review. Approval sought at next meeting.
7. Next Meeting Date Discussion	NC initiated a discussion on whether to hold the next meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2026, given it falls during the Easter holiday period. The committee decided to move this discussion to their internal Civics channel.	Next meeting date during Easter. Discussion moved to internal channel for decision.