Regarding your vote not mattering, what about "Instant Run-Off Voting" [1] ? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/

Regarding your vote not mattering, what about "Instant Run-Off Voting" [1] ? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting