Here’s how I’m voting on the 9 propositions on the Arizona ballot:

–Prop. 114 is a worthless change in the constitution. This is a left-over piece of paranoia from our recalled Russell Pearce. The proposition exempts a crime victim from liability for damages if the victim hurts or kills a person committing a felony. Thing is, the existing law already does this. I’m voting NO.

–Prop. 115 would give the governor more power over appointing judges. I’m voting OH MY God, NO.

–Prop. 116 increases the tax exemption for business equipment. If you’ve paid attention, business has gotten lots of nice tax breaks lately—don’t need one written into our constitution. I’m voting NO.

–Prop. 117 limits property-tax growth. I’m with opponents who worry this could end up hurting low and middle income homeowners. I’m voting NO.

–Prop. 118 changes the investment formula for state land into the K-12 system. It has the support of the education community and me, too. I’m voting YES.

–Prop. 119 allows state land swaps that would help buffer military institutions. It has the support of the environmental community and me, too. I’m voting YES.

–Prop.120 is the most ridiculous and frightening item on the ballot: it’s one of those Tea Party rants on “state sovereignty” that wants the state to have control over federal lands, including the Grand Canyon National Park. I not only say NO, I say HELL NO.

–Prop. 121 would create a “top two” primary. I’ve struggled with this, worrying about unintended consequences. And then the state’s General Election Guide arrived in the mail and I read the pro and con letters. The pro letters made more sense to me, and besides, almost everyone on that list is someone I respect. The anti letters just wanted to keep the status quo. Plus, most of the people writing against this idea are people I do not respect. So I’m voting YES.

–Prop. 204 is the quality education provision that would permanently continue the 1-cent-per-dollar sales tax, with 80 percent going to education and the rest to health programs and infrastructure. I don’t trust our legislature to take care of the state’s education system—it has cut education more than any other state in the nation so far—and so I want to assure we have a safe source of money. I’m voting YES.