Within five (5) days, or in the case of a special election to fill a vacancy in the
office of Mayor or in the case of a special recall election, the following business
day after the City Clerk receives ratification from the Supervisor of Elections, the
City Clerk shall notify the candidate and the person who filed the petition whether
or not it satisfies the requirements prescribed by this subchapter. If a petition
is found insufficient, the City Clerk shall return it immediately to the person who
filed it, with a statement certifying wherein it is insufficient. Within the regular
time for filing petitions a new petition may be filed for the same candidate together
with the payment of another fifty dollars ($50.00). The City Clerk shall keep on file
all petitions found sufficient at least until the expiration of the term for which
the candidates are nominated in those petitions.
