# Voting To participate in governance, SHUI Finance users need to lock their SHUI into a voting escrow (veSHUI). #### **What are veSHUI?** veSHUI stands for voting escrow SHUI They are your SHUI locked for voting. The longer you lock your SHUI for, the more voting power you have. Get more voting power by locking your SHUI for a longer period of time. #### **Can I start voting right away?** You can only vote using your voting weight at the block where a proposal was created. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://shui-1.gitbook.io/shui/shui-dao/voting.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.