diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 7b50034aa..218cdc615 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ Rails/Output:
 Rails/OutputSafety:
   Enabled: true
 
-Rails/Presence:
-  Enabled: true
-
 Rails/Present:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/.rubocop_basic.yml b/.rubocop_basic.yml
index 081bc2be0..6ea9cd9f3 100644
--- a/.rubocop_basic.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_basic.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ Rails/HttpPositionalArguments:
 Rails/PluralizationGrammar:
   Enabled: true
 
+Rails/Presence:
+  Enabled: true
+
 Rails/RelativeDateConstant:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/polls/answers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/polls/answers_controller.rb
index 61b3b33d3..c8b0081f2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/polls/answers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/polls/answers_controller.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Polls::AnswersController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def load_for_answers
-      @page = params[:page].present? ? params[:page] : 1
+      @page = params[:page].presence || 1
       question_answers
       @answers_by_question_id = { @question.id => @question.answers
                                                    .by_author(current_user)
diff --git a/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
index d1ad187da..675c6ffa5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/polls/questions_controller.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Polls::QuestionsController < ApplicationController
   private
 
     def load_for_answers
-      @page = params[:page].present? ? params[:page] : 1
+      @page = params[:page].presence || 1
       question_answers
       @answers_by_question_id = { @question.id => @question.answers
                                                    .by_author(current_user)
diff --git a/app/helpers/banners_helper.rb b/app/helpers/banners_helper.rb
index 20f7ab93d..59cd07c1a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/banners_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/banners_helper.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ module BannersHelper
   end
 
   def banner_bg_color_or_default
-    @banner.background_color.present? ? @banner.background_color : banner_default_bg_color
+    @banner.background_color.presence || banner_default_bg_color
   end
 
   def banner_font_color_or_default
-    @banner.font_color.present? ? @banner.font_color : banner_default_font_color
+    @banner.font_color.presence || banner_default_font_color
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/legislation_helper.rb b/app/helpers/legislation_helper.rb
index 943f1b35d..5dd916571 100644
--- a/app/helpers/legislation_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/legislation_helper.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ module LegislationHelper
   end
 
   def bg_color_or_default
-    @process.background_color.present? ? @process.background_color : default_bg_color
+    @process.background_color.presence || default_bg_color
   end
 
   def font_color_or_default
-    @process.font_color.present? ? @process.font_color : default_font_color
+    @process.font_color.presence || default_font_color
   end
 
   def css_for_process_header
diff --git a/app/models/legislation/people_proposal.rb b/app/models/legislation/people_proposal.rb
index 69696bb05..b85b197d7 100644
--- a/app/models/legislation/people_proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/legislation/people_proposal.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Legislation::PeopleProposal < ApplicationRecord
 
   def self.search(terms)
     by_code = search_by_code(terms.strip)
-    by_code.present? ? by_code : pg_search(terms)
+    by_code.presence || pg_search(terms)
   end
 
   def self.search_by_code(terms)
diff --git a/app/models/legislation/proposal.rb b/app/models/legislation/proposal.rb
index aa8a686b7..44becffc8 100644
--- a/app/models/legislation/proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/legislation/proposal.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Legislation::Proposal < ApplicationRecord
 
   def self.search(terms)
     by_code = search_by_code(terms.strip)
-    by_code.present? ? by_code : pg_search(terms)
+    by_code.presence || pg_search(terms)
   end
 
   def self.search_by_code(terms)
diff --git a/app/models/proposal.rb b/app/models/proposal.rb
index 4ef4b2638..a4d9d10eb 100644
--- a/app/models/proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/proposal.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Proposal < ApplicationRecord
 
   def self.search(terms)
     by_code = search_by_code(terms.strip)
-    by_code.present? ? by_code : pg_search(terms)
+    by_code.presence || pg_search(terms)
   end
 
   def self.search_by_code(terms)
diff --git a/app/models/tracker.rb b/app/models/tracker.rb
index d5f5c4fa2..81f3d8021 100644
--- a/app/models/tracker.rb
+++ b/app/models/tracker.rb
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ class Tracker < ApplicationRecord
   validates :user_id, presence: true, uniqueness: true
 
   def description_or_email
-    description.present? ? description : email
+    description.presence || email
   end
 
   def description_or_name
-    description.present? ? description : name
+    description.presence || name
   end
 
   def assigned_investment_ids
diff --git a/app/models/valuator.rb b/app/models/valuator.rb
index 985984a78..372dacc01 100644
--- a/app/models/valuator.rb
+++ b/app/models/valuator.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ class Valuator < ApplicationRecord
   validates :user_id, presence: true, uniqueness: true
 
   def description_or_email
-    description.present? ? description : email
+    description.presence || email
   end
 
   def description_or_name
-    description.present? ? description : name
+    description.presence || name
   end
 
   def assigned_investment_ids
diff --git a/config/initializers/i18n_translation.rb b/config/initializers/i18n_translation.rb
index 702c2f5e3..fb23270cd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/i18n_translation.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/i18n_translation.rb
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@ module ActionView
       include TagHelper
 
       def t(key, options = {})
-        current_locale = options[:locale].present? ? options[:locale] : I18n.locale
+        current_locale = options[:locale].presence || I18n.locale
 
         i18_content = I18nContent.by_key(key).first
         translation = I18nContentTranslation.where(i18n_content_id: i18_content&.id,
                                                    locale: current_locale).first&.value
-        if translation.present?
-          translation
-        else
-          translate(key, options)
-        end
+        translation.presence || translate(key, options)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/remote_translations/microsoft/sentences_parser.rb b/lib/remote_translations/microsoft/sentences_parser.rb
index d6f026288..bdf0e446d 100644
--- a/lib/remote_translations/microsoft/sentences_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/remote_translations/microsoft/sentences_parser.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module RemoteTranslations::Microsoft::SentencesParser
   def get_split_position(valid_point, valid_whitespace, minimum_valid_index)
     split_position = minimum_valid_index
     if valid_point.present? || valid_whitespace.present?
-      valid_position = valid_point.present? ? valid_point : valid_whitespace
+      valid_position = valid_point.presence || valid_whitespace
       split_position = split_position + valid_position
     end
     split_position