So exactly how unnoticed and underplayed are the current campaigns being waged for an election that is three weeks away?
Consider that, to date, just 1,294 absentee ballot requests have been received, says the city's election board.
It's a number that, when he heard it today, made City Commissioner Edgar Howard shake his head.
In 2003, when Sam Katz challenged Mayor Street, unsuccessfully and for the second time, more than 10,000 people had sought out absentee ballots.
How's that comparison for an indicator of voter turnout Nov. 6?
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