Some of these methods included poll taxes, which many could not afford, literacy tests, that many could not pass, and grandfather clauses, which stated that one can only vote if their grandfather voted. This changed  with the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed these racially discriminatory practices and required government supervision for states that had less than 50 percent of non-White citizens registered to vote.
Certain voting procedures included poll taxes, which many found unaffordable, literacy tests that many failed, and grandfather clauses, stating that only those whose grandfathers had voted could participate. This shifted with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited these discriminatory practices and mandated government oversight for states with less than 50% non-White voter registration.