Former President Jimmy Carter is reportedly looking forward to voting for Vice President Kamala Harris within the upcoming presidential election.
Carter, 99, is the oldest residing former president and has lived longer than any president in American historical past. Although the thirty ninth president has been in hospice care since February 2023, he’ll quickly have the chance to forged his vote for president within the essential swing state of Georgia, which can also be Carter’s dwelling state.
Members of the Carter household beforehand instructed PEOPLE that the previous president, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, has made peace with nearing the tip of his life after an extended period in hospice care — however there’s reportedly nonetheless one bucket checklist merchandise he hopes to perform.
In line with his grandson Jason, Carter just lately mentioned, “I’m solely attempting to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
If Carter decides to vote absentee — the probably possibility, as he has not made a public look since November 2023 — his poll will attain his Plains, Ga., dwelling practically a month earlier than election day on Nov. 5.
The workplace of Voter Registration and Elections for Sumter County, Ga., tells PEOPLE that absentee ballots will start to be mailed on Oct. 7, and the deadline to register for an absentee poll in Georgia is Oct. 25.
Folks eligible to obtain absentee ballots in Georgia embrace college students away at college, aged folks and disabled voters, amongst others, the workplace says.
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When an absentee voter returns their poll in Georgia, their vote will get locked in as quickly because it’s processed by election officers.
“As soon as a poll is faraway from the envelope there is no such thing as a solution to hint a poll again to a person voter,” explains Robert Sinners, a spokesperson for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Workplace.
On the Democratic Nationwide Conference, Jason defined why he and the previous president had been throwing their assist behind Harris.
“Kamala Harris carries my grandfather’s legacy,” he mentioned on stage. “She is aware of what is correct, and she or he fights for it. She understands that management is about service, not about selfishness. That you would be able to present power and exhibit decency. And you could get a complete lot extra accomplished with a smile than with a scowl.”
As Jason’s grandfather seems to vote in what the household acknowledges may very well be his ultimate election, his son Henry — who simply turned 18 — is wanting ahead to taking part in his first. “I’m enthusiastic about this 12 months’s election as a result of will probably be my first time in a position to vote,” Henry told PEOPLE on Tuesday, Sept 17. “And meaning quite a bit.”
Carter lived within the White Home from 1977 to 1981. His spouse, Rosalynn, died in November 2023 after she was identified with dementia.