Change Delegated Conviction

How to change your delegated votes conviction multiplier

There may be an upcoming runtime upgrade to Polkdot that may change conviction voting lock-up periods. Users should monitor official Polkadot social media accounts for more information.

Conviction Multiplier	Old Lock Up Period	New Lock Up Period
0.1x	No lock up	No lock up
1x	7 days	28 days
2x	14 days	56 days
3x	28 days	112 days
4x	56 days	224 days
5x	112 days	448 days
6x	224 days	896 days

How to change your delegated votes conviction level

1. Open the Nova Wallet application.

2. Select the vote screen.

3. Ensure that you have the correct network selected and then select the Your delegations button.

4. You will now see the accounts to which you are delegating. Select the box of the delegation that you wish to change.

5. Select the Edit button.

6. Select the tracks that you wish to edit your delegation for, or simply select Select all and then select Continue.

7. Input the amount of DOT that you wish to delegate with, or simply select Reuse governance lock.

8. Select the amount of conviction that you wish to delegate by moving the slider and then select Continue.

9. Review all of the contextual information provided and then select Confirm to finalize the transaction.