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multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre

to obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe.

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  • In counting the votes polled, a dot or mark was put opposite a candidate's name as often as a tablet (tabella) with his name on it came up. Hence punctum ferre, to be successful, e.g. Hor. A. P. 343 omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci.
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