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# 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:

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- Add or remove collateral types.

- Add or remove Vault types.

- Adjust global system parameters.

- Adjust Vault-specific parameters.

- Replace modular smart contracts.

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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.