8 8 1 ▁to ▁further ▁protect ▁wid owed ▁and ▁married ▁women ' s ▁property ▁rights . ▁ ▁Am end ments ▁ ▁Article ▁ 2 ▁( v oting ▁rights ) ▁The ▁early ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁was ▁Indiana ' s ▁la x ▁election ▁laws , ▁which ▁frequently ▁lead ▁to ▁election - day ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁accus ations ▁vot er ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 2 , ▁Section ▁ 2 , ▁out lined ▁who ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote , ▁but ▁the ▁constitution ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁specific ▁prov isions ▁for ▁vot er ▁reg ulations ▁or ▁include ▁details ▁to ▁ass ure ▁b ipart isan ▁election ▁bo ards . ▁A ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁am end ment ▁put ▁vot er ▁registration ▁rules ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁was ▁one ▁that ▁extended ▁the ▁state ▁res iden cy ▁requirements ▁from ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁word ▁" white " ▁from ▁Section ▁ 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁un en force able ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Fif teenth ▁Am end ment ▁grant ing ▁suff rage ▁to ▁African ▁American ▁men . ▁Other ▁am end ments ▁to ▁Article ▁ 2 , ▁Section ▁ 2 , ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁Nin ete enth ▁Am end