In a republic, we wouldn’t be voting so damn much and about so many things. The root in Latin from Roman times reffered to public property something limited compared to private property. The res public could deal with public but not private property.
I look at the article and shake my head and then I read the thread comments (not necessarily yours) and I feel no better.
Democratic countries i.e. England/Italy/France are constantly voting for a new parliament, sometimes every six months or so or when who’s ever in power doesn’t get a vote of confidence they hold new elections.