Thanks for your reply!

I like to think that when I vote in elections in the US in November that I am casting a secret vote, but maybe I am deluding myself. :D

I would keep the public voting in the process to help quickly resolve issues, but I think that the part of the process involving secret voting will also point out issues when the result is tallied. It just gives another way to do it, for people with different personality types who prefer to voice their opinion anonymously.

Plus, if the public voting and the secret voting yield completely different results, then THAT in itself is Information. It might show that there are issues in how freely a person feels they can bring up other issues without stigma or penalty.