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Elections can not be delayed, nor can the federal government dictate to states how to administer elections (outside violations of the constitution, which are adjudicated by the courts, not executive orders). The constitution outlines the years in which elections for federal office are to take place, federal statute sets the date, and state laws cover the administration of the election. In order to do what is described in this article there would need to be a constitutional amendment(s) allowing changes to the set years for elections to the house and senate, for the house and senate to propose/pass a change of the statute signed off by the president, and then to either have the states all change their laws or have a case make it through courts and receive a judgement before the election that states not requiring voter I.D. costs the constitution. This is simply not possible within the time constraints, if at all. While the fascists certainly want a coup, this is not the route. Their move will be drastically more violent or continue on the slow, but escalating, course it is currently taking.
the constitution and all the laws that descend from it are all meaningless if no one upholds and enforces it
i can't see how it could be made any more clear that these fascists couldn't possibly care less about what's "legal" or not. the only thing that's (occasionally) stopped them so far is federal judges blocking things here and there. people are getting murdered by nazi goons without consequence. no due process. no charges. no legal representation. bullet in the face, dust off hands, job well done soldier.
what are federal judges going to do when they roll up on every major voting precinct to take over on election day?
That's exactly what I said. The author's proposed scenario included a "legal" framework that doesn't exist. If they make a move around the elections, it will be violent, not some executive order that has no bearing on the states administration of the election.