Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We agree with the Supreme Court that the designating petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures. The court properly validated those signatures which were witnessed by a notary public who obtained a statement from each of the signatories as to the truth of the matter to which they subscribed their names and thereby substantially complied with Election Law § 6-132 Elec. (3) ( cf., Matter of Helfand v. Meisser, 22 N.Y.2d 762; Matter of Merrill v. Adler, 253 A.D.2d 505; Matter of Boyle v. New York City Bd. of Elections, 185 A.D.2d 953; Matter of Zunno v. Fein, 175 A.D.2d 935, 936).
The appellant's remaining contention is without merit ( see, Matter of Ferraro v. McNab, 60 N.Y.2d 601, 603; Matter of Klugman v. King, 242 A.D.2d 346).
Mangano, P. J., Santucci, Sullivan, Altman and H. Miller, JJ., concur.