Does a "witness statement" in a designating petition have to include a declaration that the signatories have subscribed their names on the dates indicated in the spaces adjacent to their signatures?

The "witness statement" in the designating petitions failed to include a declaration that the signatories had subscribed their names on the dates indicated in the spaces adjacent to their signatures, notwithstanding the clear language of section 6-132 of the Election Law requiring such a declaration. While section 6-132 by its terms permits "substantial compliance" with the statutorily prescribed format for designating petitions, it does not permit deviations from the statutorily prescribed content of such petitions (cf. Matter of Ruiz v. Sachs, 43 N.Y.2d 894, 403 N.Y.S.2d 500, 374 N.E.2d 397).