In spite of the fact the PPH has instructed its senators and deputies to vote in favor of the controversial reform legislation, the so-called Ley de Lemas has been put on indefinite hold, since the Senate, after a visit by the judges from the Central Electoral Board (JCE), decided to submit the proposal to the Supreme Court for an opinion on any unconstitutional aspects it may contain. The JCE judges told the senators that the proposed bill would bring severe “traumas and difficulties” to the electoral process. Since the special congressional session ends on 13 February, it is possible that the bill will not get back to Congress in time for passage. The Supreme Court does not have a timetable for reviewing the proposal. The internal crisis being experienced by the PRD is another possible roadblock for the law.