Jimmy Carter says he hopes to cast vote for Kamala Harris

(The Hill) — Former President Jimmy Carter says helium hopes to formed his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris successful the upcoming election.

As Carter nears his 100^th birthday, beating erstwhile President Trump is 1 of the lone things connected his mind.

“I’m lone trying to marque it to ballot for Kamala Harris,” Carter told his lad Chip, his grandson Jason Carter told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Carter’s 100^th day is connected Oct. 1. He archetypal entered hospice care successful Feb. 2023 and has outlived his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died past November.

Jason Carter said his gramps has been “more alert and funny successful authorities and the warfare successful Gaza” successful caller days. He antecedently updated the nationalist successful June that Carter was no longer awake each day.

TOPSHOT - Former President Jimmy Carter departs aft the ceremonial work for erstwhile archetypal woman Rosalynn Carter astatine Maranatha Baptist Church, successful Plains, Georgia, connected November 29, 2023. Carter died connected November 19, 2023, astatine the property of 96, conscionable 2 days aft joining her hubby successful hospice attraction astatine their location successful Plains. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The erstwhile president’s grandson said Chip asked Carter if helium was trying to marque it to his 100^th birthday. For the erstwhile president, it's little astir making it to the period mark, and much astir being capable to formed his ballot for Harris, the outlet reported.

Early voting successful Georgia begins connected Oct. 15, truthful Carter won’t person to hold excessively agelong aft his day to formed his historical ballot for Harris.

Harris officially became the Democratic Party’s nominee connected Friday, earning capable votes successful a virtual rotation call. After President Biden suspended his campaign, Democrats person coalesced astir Harris, breaking donation records and supporting her historical bid for the presidency.

The Hill has reached retired to the Carter Center for comment.