# Section 1: Gaining Membership

### 2.1 Membership

A member of Developer DAO is a person who owns at least 1 $CODE token, or one Genesis NFT.&#x20;

As per the Foundation’s [ByLaws](https://github.com/Developer-DAO/the-developer-dao-foundation/blob/main/foundation-docs/Bylaws%20-%20The%20Developer%20DAO%20Foundation.pdf), anyone with at least 1 $CODE token is a member of the DAO, meaning they can vote and participate in Governance.&#x20;

### 2.2 Rights

Rights of members are based on ownership of $CODE tokens and/or Genesis NFT:

\--Genesis NFT: Membership, Access to Discord community

\--1 $CODE token: Membership, Voting rights.

\--400+ $CODE tokens: Access to Discord community

### 2.3 Obligations

Adhering to the Code of Conduct, as described in Section 2 of Article 2: Membership.



References:&#x20;

[P-5: Governance Token Proposal](https://snapshot.org/#/devdao.eth/proposal/0x6c141b9efbfad6b370581eebf505408ba7f8619264b7e8ca03118fdf89975c97)

[P-8: Genesis NFT == non-voting membership](https://snapshot.org/#/devdao.eth/proposal/0x511294e8d53bc41adb8bc26b219e3406ab93eee64873c63311fc8e0a95b6f8d8)

[P-22: DAO Governance Structure Upgrade](https://snapshot.org/#/devdao.eth/proposal/0x9b84e2300bdcf8d8dde53687c29f71ab9e16ee99feac58734687a2ff10f869ee)
