All papers comprising a recall petition shall be assembled and filed with the Clerk as one (1) instrument within thirty (30) days after the filing with the Clerk of the affidavit stating the name and office of the officer sought to be removed. Within ten (10) days from the date of the filing of such petition the Clerk shall determine the sufficiency in valid signatures and attach thereto a certificate showing the result of the Clerk's examination. If the Clerk shall certify that the petition is insufficient the Clerk shall set forth in the certificate the particulars in which the petition is defective, and shall return a copy of the certificate to the person designated in such petition to receive it.