Should stakePoolTargetNum (k) be raised from 500 to 1000? (SPO poll)
Info action: A poll. It records opinion on chain and changes nothing.
- Status
- Active: Open for voting.
- Proposed
- 17 Sept 2026, in epoch 656
- Voting closes
- At the end of epoch 663, 26 Oct 2026
- Action ID
- gov_action17m7nv7839mw93hv889tqzj0umv9ckm780f0nq02fep78f50uedxqq6g5mt9
Votes
- DReps: 4.8% yes, 39 Yes · 33 No · 38 Abstain.
- Stake pools: 2.1% yes, 24 Yes · 33 No · 0 Abstain.
- Constitutional Committee: 16.7% yes.
Abstract
This Info Action asks the Cardano community, and in particular Stake Pool Operators (SPOs), whether there is sufficient SPO support to proceed with a later Parameter Change Governance Action that would raise **`stakePoolTargetNum` (`k`)** from 500 to 1000. It follows the 2023 SPO poll but considers `stakePoolTargetNum` on its own.
To determine whether sufficient SPO support exists, votes shall be tallied according to the standard CIP-1694 voting semantics; this proposal introduces no alternative turnout-based formula. SPO voting power is stake-weighted. An explicit ABSTAIN vote is excluded from active voting stake, while registered stake that does not vote behaves like a NO vote. Sufficient support is established only if explicit SPO YES votes represent more than 50% of the applicable active SPO voting stake.
This majority-by-stake standard follows the existing Cardano governance model for actions requiring SPO approval. The Cardano Constitution requires more than 50% support by active block-production stake where SPO approval is required for security-critical parameter changes. DReps are invited to vote and submit rationales, but DRep votes are not included when determining whether this Info Action has established an SPO mandate.
Because this is an Info Action, the >50% standard is a declared interpretation of the poll result, not an on-chain ratification threshold for Info Actions themselves. CIP-1694 assigns Info Actions a 100% formal threshold so they remain polling mechanisms rather than enactable governance actions.
If more than 50% SPO support is reached under the normal CIP-1694 calculation, this Info Action establishes a clear SPO mandate to proceed with a separate Parameter Change Governance Action raising `stakePoolTargetNum` from 500 to 1000.
If the threshold is not reached, this Info Action has not established majority SPO support for `k=1000`. The result must not be interpreted as a mandate for any alternative increase in `stakePoolTargetNum`; a different value would require its own explicit SPO approval under the same CIP-1694 voting semantics. Because SPOs were already polled on increasing `k` in 2023, substantially similar proposals should not be repeatedly resubmitted absent materially changed economic, technical, or network conditions.