Former US president Jimmy Carter has cast his vote in this year's US presidential election, 15 days after turning 100.

Democrat votes by mail after saying he wanted to live long enough to vote for Kamala Harris

More than 420,000 people have voted since early voting began Tuesday in Georgia

The former Democratic leader voted by mail in advance voting in the state of Georgia.

The Carter Centre confirmed that the former Democratic leader voted by post.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Former President Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 earlier this month, has achieved his goal of living long enough to cast his ballot for next month's presidential election.

Jimmy Carter has cast his ballot in the 2024 election.

It happened barely two weeks after Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Oct. 1.

A grandson says the 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, was eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter cast his ballot in the 2024 election Wednesday.

At age 100, Jimmy Carter fulfilled his wish to vote for Kamala Harris. In August, Carter's grandson told Scripps News that his grandfather wanted to live long enough to vote for Harris.