Former US President Jimmy Carter, wey be 100 years old, don cast im vote for the 2024 presidential election. According to the Carter Center, Carter vote by mail on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Carter, who be the oldest living president, recently celebrate im 100th birthday on October 1. Despite im health challenges and being in hospice care since early 2023, Carter remain committed to voting. Him family say he was more focused on living long enough to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris than celebrating his centennial birthday.
Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson, tell ABC News that the former president plan to vote for Kamala Harris in the “next couple of days” after absentee ballots were sent out. Carter’s family emphasize that voting for Harris was very important to him, even more than reaching the milestone of 100 years.
Carter’s vote is part of the early voting process in Georgia, where he resides in Plains. The state has seen significant turnout since early voting began on Tuesday, with over 420,000 people casting their ballots already.
This act of voting continues Carter’s long history of civic engagement and commitment to democracy, both in the US and globally through the Carter Center, which he founded with his late wife, Rosalynn Carter.
