Belcher v. Mayor of Ann Arbor

Defendant-appellant Albert H. Wheeler asks us to review the Court of Appeals determination that pursuant to People ex rel Williams v Cicott, 16 Mich 283; 97 Am Dec 141 (1868), overruled on other grounds, Petrie v Curtis, 387 Mich 436; 196 NW2d 761 (1972), Gardner v Board of School District No 6, Leoni Twp, 248 Mich 134; 226 NW 895 (1929), and Thompson v Cihak, 254 Mich 641; 236 NW 893 (1931), the constitutional right of secrecy in voting does not extend to a person who admits that he voted without proper qualification. We reverse.

Defendant-appellant Wheeler was issued a certificate of…