Unfortunately, the "simple change of allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference" is not enough to fix our democracy. You need to actually *count* those rankings to make a difference.
There are many ways to tally ranked ballots, and some, such as Contingent Vote, Instant-Runoff Voting, Final Five, etc. do not actually count all of the voters' preferences, which means that these "reforms" have no real effect and only perpetuate the polarized two-party problems of our current system, while giving voters the illusion of choice.
A voting system is a ballot type and a tallying method, not a ballot type alone.
Unfortunately, the "simple change of allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference" is not enough to fix our democracy. You need to actually *count* those rankings to make a difference.
There are many ways to tally ranked ballots, and some, such as Contingent Vote, Instant-Runoff Voting, Final Five, etc. do not actually count all of the voters' preferences, which means that these "reforms" have no real effect and only perpetuate the polarized two-party problems of our current system, while giving voters the illusion of choice.
A voting system is a ballot type and a tallying method, not a ballot type alone.