Cardano clears key voting thresholds for constitutional committee renewal by 0.18% margin

Cardano’s 2026 Constitutional Committee renewal had crossed both voting thresholds in a pre-boundary snapshot on Sept. 1, but formal ratification still waited for the epoch change. The narrow margin on the stake pool side exposed how non-participation can become an effective veto in the network’s on-chain governance.Cardano divides governance authority among delegated representatives, stake pool operators, and the Constitutional Committee.DReps vote with ADA delegated to them, SPOs represent block-producing stake pools, and the committee reviews the constitutionality of actions that require its approval. For an update to the committee’s own membership, DReps and SPOs vote while the committee does not.A synchronized Koios voting snapshot retrieved at about 09:59 UTC showed DRep support at 69.36% against a 67% threshold. SPO support stood at 51.18% against a 51% requirement, leaving a margin of 0.18 percentage points at that observed moment.The proposal’s on-chain record still showed no ratification, enactment, or expiration, and the Koios chain tip remained in epoch 652. The decision was due at the boundary into epoch 653 at about 21:44 UTC on Sept. 1.MeasurePre-boundary snapshotReq...