diff --git a/app/models/banner.rb b/app/models/banner.rb
index 9a8a1ebe4..ea3a9b513 100644
--- a/app/models/banner.rb
+++ b/app/models/banner.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Banner < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :sections
   has_many :web_sections, through: :sections
 
-  scope :with_active, -> { where("post_started_at <= :date and post_ended_at >= :date", date: Date.current) }
+  scope :with_active, -> { where(post_started_at: ..Date.current, post_ended_at: Date.current..) }
   scope :with_inactive, -> { where.not(id: with_active) }
   scope :in_section, ->(section_name) do
     joins(:web_sections, :sections).where("web_sections.name ilike ?", section_name)
diff --git a/app/models/budget/investment.rb b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
index d059d1b37..53b8c196c 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/investment.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/investment.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class Budget
     scope :without_valuator,            -> { without_valuator_group.where(valuator_assignments_count: 0) }
     scope :under_valuation,             -> { valuation_open.valuating.with_admin }
     scope :managed,                     -> { valuation_open.where(valuator_assignments_count: 0).with_admin }
-    scope :with_valuator_assignments,   -> { where("valuator_assignments_count > 0") }
-    scope :with_group_assignments,      -> { where("valuator_group_assignments_count > 0") }
+    scope :with_valuator_assignments,   -> { where(valuator_assignments_count: 1..) }
+    scope :with_group_assignments,      -> { where(valuator_group_assignments_count: 1..) }
     scope :with_valuation_assignments,  -> { with_valuator_assignments.or(with_group_assignments) }
     scope :valuating,                   -> { valuation_open.with_valuation_assignments }
     scope :visible_to_valuators,        -> { where(visible_to_valuators: true) }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Budget
     scope :not_unfeasible,              -> { where.not(feasibility: "unfeasible") }
     scope :undecided,                   -> { where(feasibility: "undecided") }
 
-    scope :with_supports,      -> { where("cached_votes_up > 0") }
+    scope :with_supports,      -> { where(cached_votes_up: 1..) }
     scope :selected,           -> { feasible.where(selected: true) }
     scope :compatible,         -> { where(incompatible: false) }
     scope :incompatible,       -> { where(incompatible: true) }
diff --git a/app/models/budget/stats.rb b/app/models/budget/stats.rb
index d03e4edd3..33e45b211 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/stats.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/stats.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Budget::Stats
     end
 
     def balloters
-      @balloters ||= budget.ballots.where("ballot_lines_count > ?", 0).distinct.pluck(:user_id).compact
+      @balloters ||= budget.ballots.where(ballot_lines_count: 1..).distinct.pluck(:user_id).compact
     end
 
     def poll_ballot_voters
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/flaggable.rb b/app/models/concerns/flaggable.rb
index 650f679a0..8ca668dc7 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/flaggable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/flaggable.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Flaggable
 
   included do
     has_many :flags, as: :flaggable, inverse_of: :flaggable
-    scope :flagged, -> { where("flags_count > 0") }
+    scope :flagged, -> { where(flags_count: 1..) }
     scope :pending_flag_review, -> { flagged.where(ignored_flag_at: nil, hidden_at: nil) }
     scope :with_ignored_flag, -> { flagged.where.not(ignored_flag_at: nil).where(hidden_at: nil) }
   end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/verification.rb b/app/models/concerns/verification.rb
index 563f2b6bb..298c44b4d 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/verification.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/verification.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Verification
       residence_or_phone_unverified.where(verified_at: nil, level_two_verified_at: nil)
     end
     scope :incomplete_verification, -> do
-      residence_unverified.where("failed_census_calls_count > ?", 0)
+      residence_unverified.where(failed_census_calls_count: 1..)
                           .or(residence_verified.phone_not_fully_confirmed)
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/legislation/process.rb b/app/models/legislation/process.rb
index 85fc943d8..a57f53564 100644
--- a/app/models/legislation/process.rb
+++ b/app/models/legislation/process.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class Legislation::Process < ApplicationRecord
   validates :font_color, format: { allow_blank: true, with: ->(*) { CSS_HEX_COLOR }}
 
   class << self; undef :open; end
-  scope :open, -> { where("start_date <= ? and end_date >= ?", Date.current, Date.current) }
   scope :active, -> { where(end_date: Date.current..) }
+  scope :open, -> { active.where(start_date: ..Date.current) }
   scope :past, -> { where(end_date: ...Date.current) }
 
   scope :published, -> { where(published: true) }
diff --git a/app/models/poll.rb b/app/models/poll.rb
index a1b294592..18c78a77d 100644
--- a/app/models/poll.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Poll < ApplicationRecord
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :questions, reject_if: :all_blank, allow_destroy: true
 
   scope :for, ->(element) { where(related: element) }
-  scope :current, -> { where("starts_at <= :time and ends_at >= :time", time: Time.current) }
+  scope :current, -> { where(starts_at: ..Time.current, ends_at: Time.current..) }
   scope :expired, -> { where(ends_at: ...Time.current) }
   scope :recounting, -> { where(ends_at: (RECOUNT_DURATION.ago)...Time.current) }
   scope :published, -> { where(published: true) }
diff --git a/app/models/proposal.rb b/app/models/proposal.rb
index 3a4849d44..634077fe0 100644
--- a/app/models/proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/proposal.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ class Proposal < ApplicationRecord
   scope :sort_by_archival_date,    -> { archived.sort_by_confidence_score }
   scope :sort_by_recommendations,  -> { order(cached_votes_up: :desc) }
 
-  scope :archived,       -> { where(created_at: ..Setting.archived_proposals_date_limit) }
-  scope :not_archived,   -> { where("proposals.created_at > ?", Setting.archived_proposals_date_limit) }
+  scope :archived,       -> { where(created_at: ...Setting.archived_proposals_date_limit) }
+  scope :not_archived,   -> { where(created_at: Setting.archived_proposals_date_limit..) }
   scope :last_week,      -> { where(created_at: 7.days.ago..) }
   scope :retired,        -> { where.not(retired_at: nil) }
   scope :not_retired,    -> { where(retired_at: nil) }
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 2c1104e39..07c05dd05 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   scope :moderators,     -> { joins(:moderator) }
   scope :organizations,  -> { joins(:organization) }
   scope :sdg_managers,   -> { joins(:sdg_manager) }
-  scope :officials,      -> { where("official_level > 0") }
+  scope :officials,      -> { where(official_level: 1..) }
   scope :male,           -> { where(gender: "male") }
   scope :female,         -> { where(gender: "female") }
   scope :newsletter,     -> { where(newsletter: true) }