Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We reject the appellants' contention that the candidate was required to submit a nominating petition containing a minimum of 1,500 valid signatures. The appellants' argument is based on Election Law § 6-142 (2), which requires that an independent nominating petition for any political unit must be signed by voters numbering 5% of the "total number of votes cast for governor at the last gubernatorial...
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