Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Anna V. Jefferson submitted to the Board of Elections designating petitions for the public office of State Senator, 22nd Senatorial District, Kings County, New York, and Female Member of the State Committee. The cover sheets of each volume of Jefferson's petition contained all of the information required by subdivision 2 of section 6-134 of the New York State Election Law except that an incorrect total of signatures was noted on the cover sheets. The total number of signatures in the designating petition was overstated, albeit the actual number contained in the petition was more than the minimum amount required. Proceedings were commenced, among other things, to invalidate the designating petitions. Justice Held dismissed the petitions to invalidate. We agree with the court's determination.
There was no evidence of deliberate fraud on the part of the candidate. In fact, Anna V. Jefferson substantially complied with the information requirement of subdivision 2 of section 6-134 Elec. of the Election Law. Although strict compliance with statutory mandates as to matters of content of cover sheets is required (see Matter of Golata v Mahoney, 60 N.Y.2d 597; Matter of Engert v McNab, 60 N.Y.2d 607; Matter of Hutson v Bass, 54 N.Y.2d 772), a technical irregularity such as the mathematical error in the instant case does not justify invalidating the designating petition and thereby disenfranchising a great number of Democratic Party members. To find otherwise would, in essence, be exalting form over substance. Bracken, J.P., O'Connor, Niehoff and Boyers, JJ., concur.