jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1661arrow-down111
arrow-up1650arrow-down1external-linkNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoThe Roman Republic. No, really - the Tribal Assembly, the democratic legislature of the Republic, was divided by tribes, and tribes sorted according to geographic residence. Urban tribes got 4 votes, and rural tribes got 31 votes. Just like today! [sobbing]
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agothx 4 the info. always nice to learn some history. one of my favorite subjects in school
The Roman Republic.
No, really - the Tribal Assembly, the democratic legislature of the Republic, was divided by tribes, and tribes sorted according to geographic residence. Urban tribes got 4 votes, and rural tribes got 31 votes. Just like today!
[sobbing]
thx 4 the info. always nice to learn some history. one of my favorite subjects in school