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Peter Simmons

Georgia Policy Strategist

Peter Simmons is the Georgia Policy Strategist at Protect Democracy. He is a policy professional and attorney focusing on democracy, governance, and constitutional issues with an emphasis on policy advocacy and analysis, coalition building, and navigating the legislative process. He has served in advocacy and legislative positions in the United States and abroad, where he honed his skills in legislative drafting and analysis. Peter holds a Juris Doctorate from the Howard University School of Law, a Bachelor’s from Georgia State University, and a Master’s in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.

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How Georgia state election board’s proposed rules make it easier to challenge results (opens a new window)

  • July 12, 2024
  • The Guardian

The “petitions contain provisions that, if adopted, would create a significant risk of delay in counties certifying election results”, said Peter J Simmons, state policy advocate at Protect Democracy. “Any such delays could quickly endanger the ability to meet not only the post-election deadlines imposed by state law, but also the new federal deadlines for certification created by the Electoral Count Reform Act.

“Honestly, that appears to be the intent of these proposals – to create opportunities for delay and confusion, and to sow further distrust of our election system,” he added.