When six candidates, including incumbents who have six years experience between them, announced plans to run for two contested seats on the Albany City Commission in Tuesday’s municipal election, voters in Wards II and III settled in for an expected deluge of election signs and candidate visits.

But with the election only five days away, many voters say they’ve been surprised — and confused — by the relative inactivity of the candidates.

One such voter, 28-year-old Patrick Brookerd, who lives in Ward III, offered an assessment that has been echoed throughout the city as the countdown to the election enters its final days.

Read More