TALLAHASSEE - Election day is only 19 days away....
In some Florida counties.....As many as four out of ten voters are expected to cast ballots *before November 4th.

Supervisor of Elections are trying to convince more people to vote early.

Our capitol reporter Whitney Ray joins us live from Tallahassee
The window of opportunity to reach voters is closing quickly.

Supervisors of Elections across the state are testing voting machines (NAT) in preparation for early voting.

Whitney Ray / Reporter: "Even as these tests are being conducted, thousands of absentee ballots are waiting to be tabulated."

As the clock ticks down to Election Day, the number of Floridians who can be reached is also shrinking. The Obama camp says it's prepared for a dwindling voter pool.

Kevin Cate / Obama Campaign: "Early voting changes it because you have to have a leader who has been consistent and had consistent messages throughout the campaign. So what Barack Obama has been talking about, he's been talking about for two years now."

More than 220,000 Florida Republicans have already cast absentee ballots, but the state party is planning a last minute blitz.

Erin Van Sickle / RPOF: "We have a very strong 72 hour program, which is basically the last couple of days of the election, just getting people out."

Judging by the recent flood of new voter registration forms at the Division of Election early voting may be a huge time saver

Jennifer Davis: "Anything you can do to alleviate the crowds on Election Day will help the voter and the Supervisor."

With such a push to get to the polls early, a late October surprise or even a November scandal may not be a king maker.

Early voting begins Monday.
Absentee ballots can be cast through October 29th.Early Voting