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How Does a Tokenized Security Handle Voting Rights When the Underlying Asset Has Governance Features?

The smart contract typically maps the token holder's balance to a proportional number of voting rights. For on-chain governance, a token holder can use their tokens to vote directly on proposals via the contract.

For off-chain assets, the token holder votes on-chain, and a custodian or governance layer executes the aggregated vote in the traditional system.

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