“The issue is not who has or does not have a photo ID at present,” Coogler wrote in his opinion. “The issue is whether the Photo ID Law denies members of a minority group the opportunity to reasonably get one, assuming they want one.”

“When I started this in early 2012 and I would mention voter ID to people, their eyes would glaze over,” Unger said. “They’re not doing that now. It’s right in the middle of the bulls-eye of people’s concerns.”

Unger said the majority of people impacted by voter ID laws are people who don’t have current driver’s licenses in their states — older adults who are no longer driving, young adults who go to school in a different state or Americans with disabilities. Communities of color and voters with “low income who cannot afford the time or funds to obtain the required documentation” are also affected, she said. Organizations like Faith in Action are also working with former felons, previously stripped of their right to vote, who are now eligible to cast a ballot under a 2017 change in law.

“As people of faith who believe in the God of liberation, we feel it is important that everyone is able to be active in their community,” Schwartz said. “Pivotal to that, in a democracy, is for people to be able to vote.”

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