Mechanic: Vote for next turn's action

Similar to Puerto Rico//San Juan where each player chooses an action that will be taken that round... but instead players collectively vote/bid on what kind of turn they want to have next turn.

For an 18xx, what if each independent company has an internal vote among stock holders as to what kind of turn it will have (lay track/pay dividends)
For a group game, all players bid on a first and second place action to be the two rounds taken in the next turn.

Ex: In Twilight imperium, instead of each person selecting a number that indicates an action that will be taken that round, each player blind bids on which actions they want to take next round, and the top 3 are chosen.

Alternately, use New Angeles' system for voting: Each player can put up a plan, but other players can counter with a plan on their own. The player with the most votes goes.