Absentee ballots, also known as postal ballots in the UK, allow those who will not be able to vote on election date, perhaps because they are abroad on holiday, to nevertheless exercise their right to vote at an election. This is a safeguard to ensure that all those who are entitled to vote have the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights. There are of course a number of problems associated with operating a system of absentee ballots, not least of which is ensuring that the person who sends in the ballot paper is the person who should be allowed that vote.It may well minimize the NFL's arguments about the relevancy of arbitration under their CBA among other reasons. How the NFL conducts itself in front of a former judge will also speak volumes when they go back to Judge Brody's courtroom in September. The best time for lawyers and their clients to look at any settlement will be just as the jury is getting seated for a trial.

Many will look to the Arizona Cardinals