What was the grandfather clause?


A It gave a person the right to vote if their father or grandfather had been a voter before the Civil War.

B It gave a person the right to vote if they had a father or grandfather alive before the Civil War.

C It allowed a person to vote only if their father was in the voting booth along side of them.

D It allowed a person to vote if their grandfather had voted before the Constitution of 1898 was adopted.