grandfather clause

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The law includes a grandfather clause that exempts from the ban employees who already are in their positions.

From Washington Post

Too early to tell, but I think the concern that I raised about there not being a grandfather clause resonated with many.

From New York Times

In addition, Blacks could be excluded via grandfather clauses which allowed them to cast ballots if their relatives voted before 1867, eliminating nearly all Black residents.

From Washington Times

A grandfather clause would require the tiny federal Election Assistance Commission to certify and issue waivers for scores of thousands of machines, some dating to the 1990s.

From New York Times

That shameful era also birthed the poll tax, literacy tests and the “grandfather clause” that allowed White men who failed literacy tests to vote if their grandfathers had voted by 1867.

From Washington Post