Ecuador returns to the polls in April to vote on a referendum proposed by the Daniel Noboa administration. Unlike other political-electoral junctures, on this occasion, the contenders are not clearly visible, nor does the content of the questions seem to sufficiently excite voters. At first glance, the escalating violence (social, political, and criminal) has tampered prospects for the working class target voters, while the elites representing financial, rentier, and agro-industrial capital, and those representing criminal capital, have a dynamic interaction in play as part of their efforts to maintain their stakes in power.