Within fifteen days of the receipt of a request to hold a special election pursuant to RCW 80.52.040, the secretary of state shall appoint a committee of three persons to write the arguments and rebuttals in favor of the major public energy project bond measure and a committee of three persons to write the arguments and rebuttals in opposition to the major public energy project bond measure. The secretary of state shall designate one of the members of each committee to serve as the chairperson of that committee.