Note 1334 — Chapter X · THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMITIA CENTURIATA
Reading edition
Lucan v. 392 ff.:
“Fingit solemnia campi Et non admissae diribet suffragia plebis Decantatque tribus et vana versat in urna.”
These verses picture a sham election held by Caesar in 49; he pretends to hold comitia, counts the votes of the plebs, who are not really permitted to be present, calls off the tribes, and draws lots for them from the empty urn.