# Introduction * Swarm Network Governance consists of three components: Proposals, Ballots and Actions. * Any member can initiate a proposal. * To promote a proposal to a ballot and be eligible to enter the voting queue, the ballot sponsor must deposit a stake of SWM tokens. Other Members can co-sponsor the ballot by staking additional SWM, which gives the ballot a higher priority. --- # 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://docs.swarmnetwork.org/swarm-network/network-governance/actions/ballots.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.