The Florida Democratic Party unveiled a vote-by-mail proposal, Thursday, that would -- in essence -- allow a re-vote of the state's Jan. 29 primary, and provide a way for the state's delegation to be seated and cast votes for a candidate at the Democratic National Convention.

If the plan is approved by Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.), as well as the Democratic National Committee, ballots would be mailed to all Florida registered Democrats by May 9 and a series of 50 Regional Election Offices (REOs) would be put in place "to ensure that disadvantaged communities have the opportunity to vote," according to the proposal. June 3 would function as the new "election day" for Florida Democrats with all ballots due to the state party headquarters by 7 p.m. that night.

The plan, according to the proposal, would cost between $10 and $12 million and could be funded by unlimited, "soft money" checks from wealthy individuals or groups.

State Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman made clear that today's proposal is simply a first step in determining how to count and seat the state's delegates. "If this proposal isn't what the people want, that's okay," Thurman said. "We're putting something on the table, but it's by no means a done deal."

Florida's U.S. House delegation -- led by Rep. Debbie Waserman Schultz -- expressed their disapprocal with a vote-by-mail plan following a meeting earlier this week with vote-by-mail advocate Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).

Nelson and Wasserman Schultz have both endorsed Clinton, but differ on the solution the Florida problem.

For her part, Clinton has argued that there are only two viable options: (1) the delegates are seated based on the Jan. 29 vote -- when none of the major candidates campaigned in the state, OR (2) a re-vote is held.

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said during a conference call Wednesday that his camp has "real deep concerns about a mail-in election."

For today's Wag the Blog question we want to know what you think about the Florida plan. Does it make sense? Is it fair? What is the best solution? And, regardless of your personal feelings about the plan, do you expect Clinton and Obama to agree to it? Why or why not?

The comments section is open for business. As always, the most insightful/thoughtful comments will be plucked out and featured in a post of their own next week.

By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post, March 13, 2008