{"id":2355738,"date":"2024-10-16T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-votes-for-harris-by-mail-in-georgia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:04:10","slug":"jimmy-carter-votes-for-harris-by-mail-in-georgia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-votes-for-harris-by-mail-in-georgia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Carter votes for Harris by mail in Georgia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-carter-votes-for-harris-by-mail-in-georgia-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Jimmy \u200bCarter, who recently celebrated his \u2063100th birthday, \u2063has \u200bvoted by mail for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia. This marks an \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-daughters-pregnancy-during-his-speech-in-stunning-moment\/\" title=\"Trump Announces Daughter&#039;s Pregnancy During His Speech in Stunning Moment\">important personal milestone<\/a> for \u200dCarter, as it \u2063fulfills one of\u200c his family&#8217;s wishes for him. His grandson, Jason Carter, revealed that Jimmy Carter expressed a desire to vote specifically \u2063for Harris. Carter, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-carter-experiencing-the-world-as-best-he-can-as-he-spends-most-days-not-awake\/\" title=\"Jimmy Carter is making the most of his days, despite spending much of his time asleep\">oldest living president<\/a>, cast his ballot a day after early in-person\u200b voting began\u2063 in the\u2063 state. Historically,\u2064 he has been critical of Harris\u2019s opponent, \u2063Donald \u200cTrump, alleging\u200c that his presidency resulted from\u200c Russian interference in\u2064 the 2016 election. Carter \u2064served \u2064as president from 1976 to 1980, but\u200c his tenure was challenged by economic issues and the Iran hostage crisis, resulting in\u200c his loss to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jimmy Carter votes for Harris by mail in Georgia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1837256\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jimmy Carter\">Jimmy Carter<\/a> cast his ballot for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> Wednesday, weeks after turning 100 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Carter, the oldest living president, voted by mail in the Peach State, the Carter Center confirmed, a day after in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-voting-and-candidates-for-the-virginia-2023-election\/\" title=\"Virginia 2023 election: Key facts on voting and candidates.\">-person early voting began<\/a> in the state. The vote fulfills one of the former president&rsquo;s last wishes, according to his family.<\/p>\n<p>The former president&rsquo;s grandson, Jason Carter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/jimmy-carters-next-goal-is-voting-for-kamala-harris-for-president\/UKCLDIUSSJC6JM4NP7HGOEDCNY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> in August that Jimmy Carter had told his son, Chip Carter, that he was &ldquo;only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Jimmy Carter greets attendees as he departs the funeral service for his wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Maranatha Baptist Church, in Plains, Georgia, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, has been a critic of Harris&rsquo;s opponent, former President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/06\/28\/jimmy-carter-russia-investigation-trump-lost-1387634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"falsely claiming\">falsely claiming<\/a> in 2019 that Trump lost the 2016 election. He alleged Trump &ldquo;was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf,&rdquo; repeating unfounded claims regarding the legitimacy of the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>Carter was elected president in 1976 but saw his presidency marred by continuing stagflation and the Iran hostage crisis. He lost his reelection bid in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>The former president became the first former commander in chief to reach 100 years old on Oct. 1, less than a year after his wife Rosalynn Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2449477\/rosalynn-carter-former-first-lady-to-jimmy-carter-dies-at-age-96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"died\">died<\/a> at the age of 96 in November 2023. He has been in hospice care since February 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In recent years Carter has made few public appearances, including at his wife Rosalynn&rsquo;s funeral service and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2HYUF9dLhhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"briefly\">briefly<\/a> during celebrations for his 100th birthday earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia does not have a law regarding what happens if a voter dies before Election Day after casting an absentee ballot, but WSBTV&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/how-it-is-legal-people-vote-georgia-election-even-after-their-death\/FV424DCY55AP7DZECD6NVANG4A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;in 2020 that the state still counts the vote due to privacy rules making it difficult to remove the ballot once it is cast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1837256\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837256\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Carter votes by mail for Harris in Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2355739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23334622787829.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4977,4021,35907,37054,32076],"class_list":["post-2355738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgia","tag-harris","tag-jimmy-carter","tag-mail-in-voting","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23334622787829.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}