ORDERED that the final order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court properly invalidated the designating petitions (see Matter of Burns v. Wiltse, 303 N.Y. 319; Matter of Lawrence v. Spelman, 264 A.D.2d 455).
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.
RITTER, J.P., SMITH, S. MILLER, H. MILLER and TOWNES, JJ., concur.