52. The authorization of a party contemplated in paragraph c of section 43 which does not present candidates for at least one-third of the offices of councillor or whose number of candidates drops below that minimum is null plenojure.
If the authorization of the party becomes null or is withdrawn under section 51 or 53 on a date too close to that of the ballot to enable the returning-officer to have new ballot-papers printed, the polling clerk uses those in his possession, after striking out, visibly and evenly with an ink-line, the name of the party on every paper as well as on the papers used for the election to the office of councillor for which the candidate of the party runs for the office as mayor, the inscriptions concerning such person as well as the inscription “co-candidate” next to the name of his co-candidate.