I hadn't realized that there were secret ballots before. Recently, the House Republicans publicly voted to back Marjorie Taylor Greene (strong Trump supporter)

I hadn't realized that there were secret ballots before. Recently, the House Republicans publicly voted to back Marjorie Taylor Greene (strong Trump supporter) but also had a secret ballot to back Liz Cheney (Trump critic, voted to impeach, #3 in House Republican hierarchy). It seemed obvious that if the second vote was public that Liz Cheney probably would have been censured and lost her position.