Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) elaborated on an electoral vote challenge on Jan. 6 that he and about a dozen other senators, as well as House representatives, will launch. Several days ago, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he would object to electoral votes unless an emergency audit in light of allegations of election fraud is carried out. Before that, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he would become the first senator to join the House GOP effort, which requires a representative and senator to carry out. “We are not attempting to thwart the democratic process, we’re acting to protect it,” Johnson told NBC News on Sunday. Democrats have launched similar efforts in recent elections, most notably in January 2005 when former Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, both Democrats, challenged the electoral votes for then-president George W. Bush in favor of Democratic challenger John Kerry. Johnson, who heads the …