Ordered that the final order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court properly validated those signatures which were witnessed by the respondent Ronald Friedman, a notary public, who obtained a statement from each of the signatories affirming the truth of the matter to which they subscribed their names and thereby substantially complied with Election Law § 6-132 (3) ( see Matter of Brown v Suffolk County Bd. of Elections, 264 AD2d 489; Matter of Quintyne v Canary, 104 AD2d 473). Although the signatories were not asked to "swear," the notary public administered an oath in a form "calculated to awaken the conscience and impress the mind of the person taking it in accordance with his religious or ethical beliefs" (CPLR 2309 [b]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the petition to invalidate and dismissed the proceeding.
The parties' remaining contentions are without merit.