One good example of this was the selection of U.S. Senators by means OTHER THAN voting by the citizenry (most of them were appointed by the state legislatures).
Another example that doesn't get much attention is that in the early years of this country fewer than half the states even had a "popular vote" to select the electors for President of the United States. Again -- in most states, the electors were appointed by the state legislature.
Thanks for the interesting historical perspectives.
We’ll need to think long and hard about our voting processes when we form the next republic. One thing that stands out is the age old problem of people finding out they can vote themselves money are largesse from the government. We’ll need to fix that next time around (which may not be that far off). I think think there will soon be lots of discussions about our options to reclaim our liberties and sound governing principles via a new republic. Half the country seems ready for one.