On October 21, 2025 Erika Filter published an article titled “Red wave. Blue wave. Gray wave?” in National Journal
“Twenty-three states have same-day voter registration, but in those that don’t, voters must register prior to the election. Kadida Kenner, founding CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project, believes implementing same-day registration or open primaries would help to mitigate confusion for new voters trying to participate.
“If you don’t have that knowledge, and you show up to the polls in May thinking you’re registered to vote for an election, only to find out that you’re going to be turned away because you didn’t choose a political party, then you may lose a voter for life who was just turned off by the system at that point,” Kenner said.”