While just about every angle of the upcoming election has been covered by the local and national media, one subject that has come up in the last few national elections hasn't got a lot of coverage: The chances of the vote being accurate and accurately counted. But Editor and Publisher, the trade publication that has been on every newspaperman's must-read list for years, has taken a look at this issue. You can find the article here.

It's worth a read. And it brings to mind a simple story idea: How about a roundup of how the voting gets done in the local area? Paper ballots? Punch cards? Optical scanners?

A reader sent me an email the other day and at the end of it he mentioned that he'd had to call the Telegraph and had a bit of trouble getting my email address. So I thought it worth posting again: You can reach me by email at readeradvocate@nashuatelegraph.com.

I keep a pretty close eye on this account, so if you drop me a note I'll see it usually the same day, or the next day at the latest.

And while we are on the subject of correspondence: 

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