The results are in on how many candidates running for federal or state office in New Hampshire this fall agreed to participate in Project Vote Smart's National Political Awareness Test.

That's the one that asks candidates seeking to represent us in public office a simple question: "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"

So how did they do?

In a word: Putrid.

What's almost as important as Election Day?

Try Oct. 29.

That's the day The Telegraph intends to publish the print version of Voters Guide '06, the special section we publish every two years as part of our civic obligation to provide you with as much useful information as possible in preparation for the Nov. 7 general election.