99-Year-Old Woman Becomes A First-Time Voter

99-Year-Old Woman Votes For The First Time

It's never too late to exercise your right to vote and after almost a century, 99-year-old Rosie Lewis is ready to cast her ballot.

Lewis was only 7-years-old when the 19th Amendment was passed giving woman the right to vote. She's never been a follower of politics but she's a big fan of Barack Obama and plans to vote for him in this year's election.

Lewis' milestone isn't the only remarkable first time voter story. 108-year-old Joanna Lewis is also a first time voter who plans to vote for Obama's re-election.

“Miss Rosie should be an inspiration to all of our young people and old,” Lewis' friend, Gerri Ware said while Lewis registered to vote.

As a first-time voter Lewis joins a much younger crop of 18 to 21-year-old first-time voters whose passionate support of Obama has cooled down since the last election.

This shift could be detrimental to Obama's campaign however recent polls place Obama ahead in key swing states of Ohio and Florida.

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