68. The returning officer shall, unless the election proceedings are recommenced pursuant to Division III of Chapter VI, withdraw the recognition of a ticket where, at the end of the nomination period, it offers candidates for less than one-third of the seats of commissioners open for nominations or where the number of candidates remaining after that period but before the end of the polling period is under the required minimum.
The returning officer shall also withdraw the recognition of a ticket which has changed its name to include the word “independent” or when the new name is likely to mislead the electors as to which ticket they are voting for.