83. (1) If at the expiration of the time prescribed for the nomination of candidates no person has been nominated to fill an office or if the persons nominated are not sufficient in number to fill the offices or if all the persons nominated for any office have withdrawn before the close of the poll, the presiding officer shall immediately recommence the election proceedings to fill the offices for which a poll cannot be so held and give for such purpose the notice prescribed by section 76.
(2) The same shall apply if the nomination of candidates could not be held because the electoral list was not put in force in time, but in such case the presiding officer must see that the election proceedings already commenced are continued if they were validly made.
(3) The presiding officer shall not recommence these election proceedings more than once.
(4) Where election proceedings are recommenced, the electoral list prepared and revised for the original election is used, the resolutions transmitted pursuant to section 64 are valid, the notice of election is published within two days after the occurrence of the event making it necessary to recommence the election proceedings, the nomination of candidates is held one week after publication of the notice of election and the poll is held, if a poll is required, one week after the nomination of candidates.