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How did the Ancient Romans hold elections?

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The ancient Romans never held the idea of one-man-one-vote, instead citizens eligable to vote were divided into tribes and centuries. Voting was done on a tribe by tribe[centurie by centurie] basis. The order of voting was randomly selected, with the higher classes voting first.

Elections or the passing of Laws was made by a majority of tribal/centurie votes-If a majority of tribes/centuries vote in favour of[ a candidate or law] then the candidate was elected or law adopted. The whole voting process had to be completed within a single day.

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