[6] During the 2006 presidential elections, around 5 p.m., Lucena officially announced the end of the voting process, but gave orders to keep polling stations open if voters still remained in line.

[15] On 12 June 2020, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela appointed attorney Indira Alfonzo as the new president of CNE, ending Lucena's tenure.

[17][18][19] On 7 September 2020, the University Education Ministry swore her in as rector of the Universidad Nacional Experimental de las Artes.

[25][26] The sanctions were for behaviors that undermined democracy after at least 125 people were killed in the 2017 Venezuelan protests and "in response to the government of Venezuela's deepening descent into dictatorship".

[25] The European Union sanctioned seven Venezuela officials, including Lucena, on 18 January 2018, singling them out as being responsible for deteriorating democracy in the country.

[30] On 20 April 2018, the Mexican Senate froze the assets of officials of the Maduro administration, including Lucena, and prohibited them from entering Mexico.

[31] Lucena had surgery performed in 2011 on suspicion of ovarian damage,[32] and was known to have a malignant tumor in her pelvic region for at least the last 10 years of her life.