Yahoo! News - Florida Voters Given Early Voting Option
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.

Election offices across the state will open Monday to give voters the option of casting their ballots ahead of time.

Some groups are urging voters to cast paper absentee ballots because of concerns over the state's new touch-screen voting machines and any potential recounts. Others are touting that early voting option as a chance for busy voters to avoid waiting in line Nov. 2. And with few voters still undecided, both campaigns are emphasizing it in a bid to dramatically increase voter turnout.

Excellent idea. Wish it was available everywhere. Another idea I had was to stop all campaign advertising one week ahead of the election, but that will never happen, something about free speech, yada yada...still, it's a nice thought.