The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two separate cases over the state’s voter identification law on Tuesday. Arguments lasted a little over three hours.

Assistant Attorney General Clayton Kawski argued for the state in favor of Wisconsin 2011 Act 23, the state’s voter ID law. Kawski argued that the law was being challenged facially and opponents of the law had not provided sufficient evidence to find the law unconstitutional.

Attorneys from the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP, however, argued the law creates a new qualification for voting and that some of the state’s residents would be disenfranchised because they do not have a valid ID.

After the arguments, Attorney General JB Van Hollen said he expects the law to be upheld by the court.  “Wisconsin’s photo identification law is a common-sense law that helps voters prove their identity at the ballot box,” Van Hollen said in a statement. “Wisconsin’s law protects the integrity of our elections and promotes confidence in electoral outcomes. It is constitutional, and I am hopeful that the law will be in place for the 2014 elections.”