Section 9044 Of Article 4. Measures Proposed By The Legislature From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
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. If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted
to the voters by the Legislature has not been filed by a Member of
the Legislature, any voter may request the Secretary of State's
permission to prepare and file an argument for either side, on which
no argument has been prepared by a Member of the Legislature. The
Secretary of State shall grant permission unless two or more voters
request permission to submit arguments on the same side of a measure,
in which event the Secretary of State shall designate one of the
voters to write the argument. Any argument prepared pursuant to this
section shall be submitted to the Secretary of State by a date
sufficient to meet ballot printing deadlines.