Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court correctly determined that the testimony of numerous witnesses at the hearing demonstrates many instances of fraud in the obtaining of signatures for the designating petition. We further agree with the Supreme Court that because the candidate's campaign coordinator was closely involved in obtaining the fraudulent signatures, the candidate should be charged with knowledge of the fraud ( see, Matter of Buchanan v. Espada, 230 A.D.2d 676, affd 88 N.Y.2d 973). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly invalidated the petition.
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.
Santucci, J. P., Sullivan, Altman, McGinity and H. Miller, JJ., concur.