▁years , ▁in ade qu ate ▁prov isions ▁for ▁am ending ▁the ▁constitution , ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁sal ary ▁increases ▁for ▁state ▁government ▁officials ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁term ▁limits ▁for ▁jud ges , ▁and ▁a ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁selection ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁att orney ▁general ▁or ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney . ▁Some ▁critics ▁felt ▁that ▁dec isions ▁regarding ▁these ▁issues ▁were ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁elected ▁represent atives ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁O thers ▁who ▁opposed ▁state hood ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁viewed ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁constitution ▁as ▁" pre m ature ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁its ▁ad option , ▁rapid ▁social ▁change ▁initi ated ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁rev ise ▁the ▁state ' s ▁constitution . ▁Major ▁concerns ▁with ▁the ▁state ' s ▁constitution ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁sla very ; ▁limit ing ▁government al ▁powers ▁and ▁juris dict ions ▁within ▁the ▁state ; ▁guarantee ing ▁secre cy ▁of ▁ball ots ; ▁continu ing ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁am end ment ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁constitution ; ▁reducing ▁state ▁legisl ation ▁related ▁to ▁personal ▁and ▁local ▁issues ; ▁grant ing ▁more ▁local ▁power ▁over ▁school ▁fund ing ; ▁suff rage ▁for ▁foreign - born ▁residents ; ▁legisl ative ▁terms ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁sessions ; ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁process ▁for ▁state ▁officials ; ▁and ▁government al ▁exp enses ▁and ▁in e ffic ien cies , ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁in ▁Indiana ▁due