La Mendola v. Mahoney

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Although 17 of the 57 notaries public or commissioners of deeds who obtained signatures did not administer formal oaths, the record shows that the subscribers were fully informed of the purpose of the petition, and it reveals no evidence of fraud. Special Term correctly held that the designating petition substantially complied with section 135 of the Election Law and was valid (Matter of Rosen v McNab, 25 NY2d 798, 799; Matter of Locascio v Feuer, 45 AD2d 937, affd 34 NY2d 976). Moreover, these 17 officers obtained approximately 1,136 of…