Candidates for party nominations to municipal offices shall have their names printed on the official primary ballot, by filing a declaration of candidacy together with the required number of valid signatures and paying the required filing fee. If the number of persons filing such declaration for one political party does not exceed the number of offices available for nomination, then no primary election shall be held for such office and the persons so filing shall be declared nominated The appropriate certificates of nomination, certifying their names to the proper election officials shall be issued in order that their names may be printed on the official ballots provided for use in the next succeeding regular municipal election.