Resistance to the proposed law continues to echo from beyond the political and judicial institutions. Religious leader Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado also called on those responsible for promoting the Ley de Lemas to engage in “reflection about the possible complications” the proposed law would cause in the electoral system. Private business association CONEP leader Elena Viyella de Paliza struck out at the notion of introducing such complex logistical changes so late in the process. “This is like baseball, the game has started and it is not the moment to change the rules in the sixth or seventh inning.”
Jose Alfredo Rizek of the Foundation of Institutionalism and Justice (FINJUS) has called the bill a violation of the Constitution because of the precept of non-retroactivity of a law. He has explained that the bill would modify the conditions already established for the 2004 presidential election as per a resolution of the Central Electoral Board that declared the presidential campaign open on 20 January under the rules in effect.