NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) -- Voters in southern Indiana said they were pleasantly surprised with little to no wait at the polls on Tuesday.

Floyd County Clerk Danita Burks said it was a fairly smooth Election Day. 

Instead of precincts, Floyd County residents can pick one of eight voting centers to cast their ballots.

Michael Fultz said he wanted to make sure he participated in this election, and is a first-time voter.

"It was very smooth. We were expecting probably like an hour wait, from what family (told us) but it was in and out," Fultz said. "I know that this one's a lot bigger of a vote and I know my vote is important for this one."

Indiana also had more than two weeks of early voting, which Burks said helped cut down on lines Tuesday and made voting more convenient.

Early voting in Indiana started Oct. 8. More than 1.5 million people cast their absentee ballots through Sunday. 

In the Hoosier state, there were three statewide races at the top of the ticket — the state's next attorney general, U.S. senator and governor. 

Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb is nearing the end of his two terms, so he could not run for reelection.

Republican Sen. Mike Braun and Democrat Jennifer McCormick, the state's former Superintendent of Public Instruction, were the candidates running to take his spot. Braun was declared the winner with almost 55% of the vote over McCormick. 

Incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita won reelection as the state's attorney general. Republican Jim Banks won Indiana's next U.S. Senate seat.

Hoosiers were also faced with a constitutional amendment question on their ballots. Voters will be asked to vote "yes" or "no," to approve or deny a change to the line of succession for the state's governor with the following question: 

“Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of officeholders who shall discharge the powers and duties of the governor if the office of the governor and lieutenant governor are both vacant?” 

If passed, the superintendent of public instruction would be removed from the line of succession for the role of governor. 

If it is not passed, the current law will be maintained, meaning the superintendent will remain last in the line of succession. 

The elected position of the state's superintendent of public instruction was abolished in 2021, and replaced by a governor-appointed position of secretary of education — a role currently held by Katie Jenner. 

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1005 in 2019, amending the date abolishing the office of the state superintendent of public instruction, thus creating the secretary of education position. 

The amendment's sponsor, Republican Sen. Jeff Raatz, said the position of superintendent of public instruction was added to the line of succession when it was an elected position. However, now that it is a governor-appointed position, Raatz said the position should be removed from the line of succession to ensure only an elected official could become governor.

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