All separate petition papers of any candidate shall be filed together as one petition, and the filing fee, if any, fixed by law, paid in the office of the election authorities of Lake County, Ohio, at or before 4:00 p.m. of the sixtieth (60th) day next preceding the primary election day of each odd numbered year. Within ten (10) days after the filing of such petition the election authorities shall notify the candidate in writing, mailed to the address stated in the petition, if such petition is sufficient, and if so, the name of such candidate shall be placed upon the proper ballot as required by law and this Charter. If the election authorities find that a petition is insufficient or incorrect in form or substance the same shall be returned by registered mail to the candidate with an explanation of the reasons for its return. In such case, the candidate shall have an additional ten (10) days from the date of such mailing in which to file additional signatures or to correct the errors in the original petition, if possible, and to refile the petition with the election authorities, not later than 4:00 p.m. on said tenth (10th) day. Upon such refiling, if the petition is found by the election authorities to be sufficient in form and substance, the candidate shall be so notified and his/her name placed upon the proper ballot as required by law and this Charter. If the petition as refiled is not sufficient or correct, it shall be rejected, and the candidate so notified by mail.
(Approved by voters May 6, 1969.)