From bill to emergency order: The election fight moves beyond Congress
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
Senate Republicans opened debate Tuesday on a bill they say will secure American elections.
But inside that same fight, a second path is already taking shape—one that doesn’t run through Congress at all.
While lawmakers argue over the SAVE America Act and whether it can survive a Senate filibuster, some election-integrity advocates are pushing something far more aggressive: a proposed emergency order that would allow a president to step in and change how federal elections are run.
RMV obtained a copy of that proposal—and spoke with one of the men now advocating for it.
What’s emerging is not just a policy disagreement. It’s a split in approach.
Congress is trying to answer the question through legislation.
Others are asking wh...










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