# Rest in Peace, Jimmy Carter who turned 100 on October 1st. Amazing (has died, Dec. 29, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 27, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-jimmy-carter-who-turned-100-on-october-1st-amazing-has-died-dec-29-2024/1004838 "2024-07-27T00:47:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-jimmy-carter-who-turned-100-on-october-1st-amazing-has-died-dec-29-2024/1004838/45 "2024-10-01T15:33:35Z")
In Georgia it counts as soon as it is out of the envelope. > **[Where does Jimmy Carter cast his vote? Does an absentee (mail) ballot count...](https://en.as.com/latest_news/where-does-jimmy-carter-cast-his-vote-does-an-absentee-mail-ballot-count-if-voter-dies-before-election-day-n/?outputType=amp)** > > As the former president turns 100 years old, one of his final desires is to make his vote count in the 2024 Presidential Elections. > [@](#): > > Fortunately for voters keen to be involved in their final days, Georgia’s law is clear: **if a voter’s absentee ballot is processed before they pass away, their vote counts.** > > However, it’s a [patchwork of rules across the United States](https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/counting-absentee-ballots-after-a-voter-dies). **While 10 states explicitly allow absentee votes to count if the voter dies before Election Day,** nine others, including states like Pennsylvania and Illinois, prohibit it. Some states, like Missouri, have a unique twist, requiring that election **authorities reject a ballot only if the voter’s death is proven before polls open** and their ballot is still sealed. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-jimmy-carter-who-turned-100-on-october-1st-amazing-has-died-dec-29-2024/1004838)._