diff --git a/legislator1/decree.txt b/legislator1/decree.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator1/decree.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator1/last-tried.txt b/legislator1/last-tried.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a6051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator1/last-tried.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator1/next-bal.txt b/legislator1/next-bal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator1/next-bal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/decree.txt b/legislator2/decree.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator2/decree.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/last-tried.txt b/legislator2/last-tried.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator2/last-tried.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/next-bal.txt b/legislator2/next-bal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a6051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator2/next-bal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/prev-vote-decree.txt b/legislator2/prev-vote-decree.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator2/prev-vote-decree.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/prev-vote-id.txt b/legislator2/prev-vote-id.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a6051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator2/prev-vote-id.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator3/decree.txt b/legislator3/decree.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator3/decree.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator3/next-bal.txt b/legislator3/next-bal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a6051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator3/next-bal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator3/prev-vote-decree.txt b/legislator3/prev-vote-decree.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator3/prev-vote-decree.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator3/prev-vote-id.txt b/legislator3/prev-vote-id.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a6051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legislator3/prev-vote-id.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/legislator/legislator.cc b/src/legislator/legislator.cc
index 751f775..0a83f25 100644
--- a/src/legislator/legislator.cc
+++ b/src/legislator/legislator.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace paxos
     void Legislator::receive_last_vote(Message message)
     {
         std::string ballot_str = *message.get_header("ballot");
-        std::string vote_ballot_id_str = *message.get_header("vote");
+        std::string vote_ballot_id_str = *message.get_header("vote_ballot_id");
         std::string sender =  *message.get_header("sender");
         log(config_.name + " has received a LastVote("
                 + ballot_str + ", " + vote_ballot_id_str