▁banks . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁other ▁important ▁changes ▁was ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁ball ot , ▁where ▁vot ers ▁cast ▁their ▁ball ots ▁for ▁a ▁party ' s ▁entire ▁state ▁of ▁candidates ▁instead ▁of ▁voting ▁for ▁individual ▁offices . ▁The ▁Wh ig ▁minor ity ▁supported ▁ad option ▁of ▁these ▁changes , ▁hoping ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁Democratic ▁hold ▁on ▁power . ▁Several ▁other ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁constitution ▁related ▁to ▁election ▁concerns . ▁Term s ▁for ▁elected ▁office ▁included ▁a ▁two - year ▁term ▁for ▁represent atives ▁and ▁four - year ▁terms ▁for ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁state ▁sen ators . ▁The ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁popular ▁election ▁of ▁more ▁state ▁government ▁positions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁state , ▁state ▁tre as urer , ▁state ▁aud itor , ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney , ▁and ▁jud ges , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁county ▁and ▁local ▁officials ▁such ▁as ▁cl erk , ▁aud itor , ▁tre as urer , ▁sh er iff , ▁and ▁coron er . ▁In ▁most ▁cases , ▁these ▁office hold ers ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁two ▁consecutive ▁terms . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Indiana ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁elect ive ▁body . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁Indiana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁and ▁their ▁terms ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁six ▁years . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁lower ▁courts ▁system ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁well . ▁For ▁example , ▁circuit ▁court ▁jud ges ▁and ▁local ▁just ices ▁were ▁made