Ranked-choice voting is the future of voting. Many people find this process unlikely to be adopted by the community, but every new idea or technology sounds odd or challenging at first. People adapt to them in no time, and it is evident by plenty of examples around us. The argument against the system being different and new doesn’t justify the stoppage of its use and thus carries no weight. On the contrary, Ranked-choice voting is already effectively in use at several places in America. For 2020’s presidential primary, it was deployed by Democrats in five states. Similarly, ranked-choice voting has been used by Republicans for nominating conventions. It was reported that voters thoroughly enjoyed the process, and voter turnout was up.

Ranked-choice voting is pretty simple and not difficult to comprehend. Voters rank the candidates in order of preference. The candidate with the outright majority wins. There is a practical and beneficial feature of this process that makes it advantageous. If no candidate manages to get the absolute majority, the candidate with the lowest vote count is eliminated, and the following choices are counted. This process is repeated until a winner is found with at least a 50 percent majority.

For the presidential elections, outdated systems need to be abandoned. Ranked-choice voting should be adopted as it is much more efficient and productive. It truly reflects the choice of the masses. The winner does not have the largest plurality faction. Instead, the candidate with the majority support rises, and the one truly preferred by the voters is chosen.

It also rules out the need to have a re-election in case no candidate wins the majority. Re-election is a very time and resource-consuming process. Most of all, it might be impossible for many overseas people to participate. It has been reported that ranked-choice reform results in the success and election of more women and people of color. It also has the potential to limit negative ads and negative campaigning.

Because of all the stated benefits, it is clear that ranked-choice voting should be adopted for future presidential elections. It will ensure a non-partisan outcome that is truly representative of people’s choices. It has the potential to wipe out the deficits of our previous elective procedures.