Candidates and supporters of Vision Action Balance and Pure Progress, vying for three open seats on the Board of Trustees in Tuesday's municipal election, spent one final day on the campaign trail, greeting potential voters on Sloan Street as they commuted to and from work, and visiting polling stations.

Today marks the end of a fast and furious non-partisan election cycle, which started on March 19 when the deadline to file for candidacy passed, but no one is predicting the margins of victory of 2007, when candidates on the Pure Progress slate beat the other ticket—headed by former Village President Bill Calabrese—by 2-to-1 in some races.

Turnout appears to be down from 2007 in most districts, though there's at least one exception. Amy Williams, a poll worker for District 1 at Father Vicent Monella Center of Italian Culture, said 104 votes had been cast as of about 5:45 p.m., though the district doesn't "normally hit 100" in municipal elections.

"It's not the lightest we've ever seen, it's not the heaviest. It's kind of moderate," said Larry DiMauro, a poll worker for District 6 at The Baird, who noted that the turnout for the 2007 election—when four Trustee seats and the Village presidency were being contested—was higher. (105 votes had been cast by District 8 voters, also reporting to the Baird, at the same time.)

As of about 5:30 p.m., 139 votes had been cast in District 6, which has about 600 registered voters—over 500 of whom voted in November's presidential election.

"That just illustrates my philosophy that elections are more about throwing the bad guys out than anything positive," said Douglas Bergmann, a poll worker at the Baird.

An anomaly from the moderate-turnout pattern was evident at Marshall School, where District 2 and 10 voters had cast 108 and 90 votes respectively as of about 6 p.m. However, there are 342 registered voters in District 2 compared to 694 in District 10—signifying a nearly 32 percent turnout, significantly higher than the 21.25 percent reported for the entire 2007 municipal election.

The district encompasses Holland Road, which is where Vision Action Balance candidates Mary Washington-Nieves and Dale Favors reside.

Having arrived at the polls at around 5:15 a.m. to set up for the 6 a.m. opening, poll workers variously relied on candy, Sudoku puzzles, books and conversation to get through the 14-hour shift.

"It's much better when people come to vote," said Williams, eyeing the empty hall at Father Vincent Monella Center.