# Governance Portal Tutorial

To vote for governance item in Soltato Governance Board, you need to have $FRIES token. $FRIES token is the ecosystem token that serves reward and governance purpose.

1. Visit the Soltato DAO page

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Soltato DAO - Hosted under Mango.Markets
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2\. Click the Governance Item you would like to vote on

![](https://3467440670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlIgUWwny6oWupsh7-v%2Fuploads%2FJu7OasHVH7XrkWe0zOLz%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=74e16d77-40f3-4693-abdb-ff9afbf3a241)

3\. Deposit and Approve your FRIES token to be staked at the governance portal. You can withdraw your token back to wallet anytime from the governance portal

![](https://3467440670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlIgUWwny6oWupsh7-v%2Fuploads%2FhpXdsNiLvyF6IO3QuQg1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=cf089c02-1c8f-4740-8633-2e01530c94fb)

4\. After depositing, your SoltatoDAO votes ($FRIES) balance will update. You can cast your vote

* Approve (if you agree and like the proposal)
* Deny (If you disapprove the implementation of the proposal)
* You can also add comment and discuss the proposal with other Soltatian on the Discussion board. This is free and does not cost gas
* ![](https://3467440670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlIgUWwny6oWupsh7-v%2Fuploads%2FyYq5ixAhJmKvPIC99fTG%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=89a1d6dd-138d-4c4a-9ddb-e077cd3f910e)

5\. If you withdraw before the voting period ends, your votes will not be counted.