articleThe Brief House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws. House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would impose stricter requirements, including some before Americans vote in the midterm elections in the fall. Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting – two voting methods that have proved popular in some states – would happen immediately. Voting rights concernsThe other side:Similar proposals have drawn alarm from voting rights groups, which say such changes could lead to widespread problems for voters. At the time, House Republicans approved legislation, the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act," that would cement Trump’s order into law.