The Clerk shall accept for filing only nominating petitions on official blanks containing the required number of signatures for candidates having those qualifications required for elective City officers by this Charter. Petitions may be submitted by a person other than the candidate only when accompanied by an Affidavit of Identity as required by State law. The Clerk shall determine the sufficiency of the signatures on each petition and shall notify the candidate in writing within five (5) days if any petition does not contain the required number of legal signatures.
Each petition which is found by the Clerk to contain the required number of signatures of registered electors for candidates shall be marked "Qualified", with the date thereof. The Clerk shall notify in writing the candidate whose name appears on each petition.