Secret Ballot or Not Secret Ballot

CA: Votes on property fees not secret, court rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/08/BAHE1DR9FP.DTL 
California property owners who vote on local fees for services that benefit them, such as flood control and sewage systems, aren't protected by the usual secrecy requirements and must sign their ballots, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.