--- title: Executive Votes order: 3 hideLanguageSelector: true keywords: "makerdao, maker, governance, executive vote," description: "A guide to Executive Votes in Maker governance." --- # Executive Votes Executive Votes occur on-chain and can be accessed through the Maker Foundation's [Voting Portal](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling). Executive Votes "execute" technical changes to the Maker Protocol. When active, each Executive Vote has a proposed set of changes being made on the Maker Protocol's smart-contracts. Unlike the other types of votes, Executive Votes use a 'Continuous Approval Voting' model. Executive Votes can be used to: <List> - Add or remove collateral types. - Add or remove Vault types. - Adjust global system parameters. - Adjust Vault-specific parameters. - Replace modular smart contracts. </List> Anyone can create an on-chain Executive Vote using the MakerDAO governance contracts, however, there is no non-technical UI available to do this. Users can create proposals, also known as "[Slates](https://docs.makerdao.com/smart-contract-modules/governance-module/chief-detailed-documentation)," through this [experimental portal](https://chief.makerdao.com/), or by interacting directly with the smart contracts.