Jimmy Carter voiced one remaining wish as he neared 20 months in hospice care, and he just fulfilled it.
The former president, who turned 100 on Oct. 1, previously revealed to family that he had one last goal before he dies: “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” Jimmy said, according to grandson Jason Carter.
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, his wish came true. The longest-living U.S. president filled out a ballot for Harris, 59, which was placed in a dropbox at the Sumter County Courthouse near his hometown of Plains, Ga., Jason and Chip Carter confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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“I think he feels good,” Chip, 74, said about his dad — who has been in hospice care since February 2023 — filling out the ballot. “It was a good morning for him and good for us that he got it done.”
The absentee ballot was dropped off by Chip’s wife, Becky, on her father-in-law’s behalf.
When asked if his father voted for Harris, Chip responded “absolutely,” saying, “He’s never voted for a Republican in his life.”
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At the Democratic National Convention in August, Jason, 49, explained why he and his grandfather were throwing their support behind Harris.
“Kamala Harris carries my grandfather’s legacy,” he said on stage. “She knows what is right, and she fights for it. She understands that leadership is about service, not about selfishness. That you can show strength and demonstrate decency. And that you can get a whole lot more done with a smile than with a scowl.”
While Jason’s grandfather just voted in what the family acknowledges could be his final election, his son Henry — who just turned 18 — looks forward to participating in his first.
“I am excited about this year’s election because it will be my first time able to vote,” Henry told PEOPLE on Tuesday, Sept 17. “And that means a lot.”
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