Section 88003 Of Chapter 8. Ballot Pamphlet From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 8.
88003
. The Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis
of the measure describing the measure and including a fiscal analysis
of the measure showing the amount of any increase or decrease in
revenue or cost to state or local government. Any estimate of
increased cost to local governments shall be set out in boldface
print in the ballot pamphlet. The analysis shall be written in clear
and concise terms which will easily be understood by the average
voter, and shall avoid the use of technical terms wherever possible.
The analysis may contain background information, including the effect
of the measure on existing law and the effect of enacted legislation
which will become effective if the measure is adopted, and shall
generally set forth in an impartial manner the information which the
average voter needs to understand the measure adequately. The
Legislative Analyst may contract with professional writers,
educational specialists, or other persons for assistance in writing
an analysis that fulfills the requirements of this section, including
the requirement that the analysis be written so that it will be
easily understood by the average voter. The Legislative Analyst may
also request the assistance of any state department, agency, or
official in preparing his or her analysis. Prior to submission of the
analysis to the Secretary of State, the Legislative Analyst shall
submit the analysis to a committee of five persons appointed by the
Legislative Analyst for the purpose of reviewing the analysis to
confirm its clarity and easy comprehension to the average voter. The
committee shall be drawn from the public at large, and one member
shall be a specialist in education, one shall be bilingual, and one
shall be a professional writer. Members of the committee shall be
reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in
performing their duties. Within five days of the submission of the
analysis to the committee, the committee shall make such
recommendations to the Legislative Analyst as it deems appropriate to
guarantee that the analysis can be easily understood by the average
voter. The Legislative Analyst shall consider the committee's
recommendations, and he or she shall incorporate in the analysis
those changes recommended by the committee that he or she deems to be
appropriate. The Legislative Analyst is solely responsible for
determining the content of the analysis required by this section. The
title and summary of any measure which appears on the ballot shall
be amended to contain a summary of the Legislative Analyst's estimate
of the net state and local government financial impact. For state
bond measures that are submitted to the voters for their approval or
rejection, the summary of the Legislative Analyst's estimate of the
net state and local government fiscal impact shall include an
explanatory table of the information in the summary.