diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate_markdown.py b/.github/scripts/validate_markdown.py
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+import os
+from github import Github
+import frontmatter
+from web3 import Web3
+
+# Environment variables
+GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv('GITHUB_TOKEN')
+REPO_NAME = os.getenv('GITHUB_REPOSITORY')
+PR_NUMBER_STR = os.getenv('PR_NUMBER')
+
+# Convert PR_NUMBER from string to integer
+PR_NUMBER = int(PR_NUMBER_STR)
+
+# Initialize GitHub client
+g = Github(GITHUB_TOKEN)
+repo = g.get_repo(REPO_NAME)
+pr = repo.get_pull(PR_NUMBER)
+
+# Function to validate markdown files
+def validate_markdown(file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        content = file.read()
+        post = frontmatter.loads(content)
+        metadata, markdown = post.metadata, post.content
+
+        errors = []
+        if 'title' not in metadata:
+            errors.append('missing title')
+        if 'summary' not in metadata:
+            errors.append('missing summary')
+        if 'date' not in metadata:
+            errors.append('missing date')
+        if 'address' not in metadata:
+            errors.append('missing mainnet address')
+        elif metadata['address'] != "$spell_address":  # Check if it's not the placeholder
+            if not Web3.is_address(metadata['address']):
+                errors.append('invalid address format')
+            elif not Web3.is_checksum_address(metadata['address']):
+                errors.append('address is not checksummed')
+        # Note: If the address is "$spell_address", it's considered a valid placeholder and skipped
+
+        return errors
+
+# Function to create a comment on the PR
+def create_pr_comment(message):
+    pr.create_issue_comment(message)
+
+# Collect all errors
+all_errors = []
+
+# Iterate over modified files in the PR
+for file in pr.get_files():
+    if file.filename.startswith('governance/votes/') and file.filename.endswith('.md'):
+        errors = validate_markdown(file.filename)
+        if errors:
+            error_message = f"Validation errors in {file.filename}:\n" + "\n".join(f"- {error}" for error in errors)
+            all_errors.append(error_message)
+
+# Create a PR comment based on the validation results
+if all_errors:
+    comment_body = "\n\n".join(all_errors)
+    create_pr_comment(comment_body)
+else:
+    create_pr_comment("All markdown files passed validation. No errors found.")
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_markdown.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_markdown.yml
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+name: Validate Markdown
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'governance/votes/*.md'
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install PyGithub python-frontmatter requests web3
+
+      - name: Validate Markdown Files
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: python .github/scripts/validate_markdown.py