In re Kollock

The principal question to be determined upon this application is whether the nominating petition of the petitioners complies with the Election Law. It appears that the nominating petition consists of several sheets upon which appear the signatures of the signers thereof and that the authentication follows on a separate sheet.

Section 135 of the Election Law provides for two methods of authentication. The first requires that the individual signing *300the petition must appear before a person authorized to take affidavits and there state that “ the foregoing statement made and subscribed by him or…