it ia ▁pres cribed ▁that ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁all ▁pont iffs ▁would ▁hence forward ▁be ▁voted ▁by ▁the ▁com it ia ▁trib uta ▁( an ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁divided ▁into ▁voting ▁districts ); ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁law ▁only ▁ 1 7   t rib es , ▁chosen ▁by ▁lot ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 5   t rib es ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁could ▁vote . ▁The ▁law ' s ▁prom ul g ator , ▁L [ u cius ] ▁Dom it ius ▁A hen obar bus , ▁was ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁elected ▁Pont if ex ▁Maxim us ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Met ell us ▁Dal m atic us : ▁Something ▁of ▁a ▁personal ▁reven ge ▁because , ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁he ▁had ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁co - opt ed ▁as ▁a ▁pont iff ▁to ▁replace ▁his ▁late ▁father , ▁but ▁the ▁pont ific al ▁college ▁had ▁appointed ▁another ▁candidate ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁The ▁office ' s ▁next ▁holder , ▁Q [ uint us ] ▁Mu cius ▁S ca e vol a , ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁law , ▁though ▁without ▁controvers y ▁or ▁opposition ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁cons ul ▁and ▁long - ser ving ▁pont iff . ▁ ▁This ▁law ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 8 1   B CE ▁by ▁Sul la ▁in ▁his ▁dict ator ship , ▁in ▁the ▁lex ▁Corn elia ▁de ▁Sac erd oti is , ▁which ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁priest ly ▁colleg es ▁their ▁full ▁right ▁of