diff --git a/legislator1/last-tried.txt b/legislator1/last-tried.txt
index f11c82a..bf0d87a 100644
--- a/legislator1/last-tried.txt
+++ b/legislator1/last-tried.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
\ No newline at end of file
+4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legislator2/last-tried.txt b/legislator2/last-tried.txt
index c227083..e440e5c 100644
--- a/legislator2/last-tried.txt
+++ b/legislator2/last-tried.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0
\ No newline at end of file
+3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/events/receive.cc b/src/events/receive.cc
index d5f413f..4278a98 100644
--- a/src/events/receive.cc
+++ b/src/events/receive.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "events/register.hh"
 #include "events/send.hh"
 #include "misc/addrinfo/addrinfo.hh"
+#include "legislator/legislator.hh"
+#include "misc/logger.hh"
 
 namespace paxos
 {
@@ -27,6 +29,43 @@ namespace paxos
 
     void RecvEW::operator()()
     {
+        shared_socket sock = connection_->get_socket();
+
+        auto origin_ip = connection_->get_origin_ip();
+        auto origin_port = connection_->get_origin_port();
+
+        std::cerr << "Ready to recv data on " << origin_ip << ":"
+            << origin_port << " fd: " << sock->fd_get()->fd_ << "\n";
+        std::cout << "RECV on pid " << getpid() << "\n";
+
+        auto buf_in = connection_->get_buffer_in();
+        /* Add try catch to handle session */
+        try
+        {
+            buf_in.receive(*sock);
+        }
+        catch (const std::system_error& e)
+        {
+            log("Connection closed while receiving on " + origin_ip + ":"
+                    + origin_port, red);
+
+            event_register.unregister_ew(this);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Message message;
+        try
+        {
+            if (!message.parse(buf_in))
+                return;
+            self->handle_message(message);
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception& e)
+        {
+            log("Bad message", red);
+        }
+
+        event_register.unregister_ew(this);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/legislator/legislator.cc b/src/legislator/legislator.cc
index e1950e7..32e7b82 100644
--- a/src/legislator/legislator.cc
+++ b/src/legislator/legislator.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ namespace paxos
             SendEW::send_message(message, legislator.second);
     }
 
+    void Legislator::receive_next_ballot(Message message)
+    {
+        message = message;
+        log("received NextBallot", green);
+    }
+
     void Legislator::receive_next_ballot(int ballot, std::string sender)
     {
         log(config_.name + " has received a NextBallot("
@@ -52,6 +58,11 @@ namespace paxos
         //XXX send a LastVote to sender
     }
 
+    void Legislator::receive_last_vote(Message message)
+    {
+        message = message;
+    }
+
     void Legislator::receive_enough_last_vote
         (std::unordered_map<std::string, int> quorum_last_votes)
     {
@@ -69,4 +80,13 @@ namespace paxos
         decree = decree;
         //XXX send Voted
     }
+
+    void Legislator::handle_message(Message message)
+    {
+        std::string method = message.get_method();
+        if (method == "NextBallot")
+            receive_next_ballot(message);
+        else if (method == "LastVote")
+            receive_last_vote(message);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/legislator/legislator.hh b/src/legislator/legislator.hh
index 7f6a1d8..f798cd4 100644
--- a/src/legislator/legislator.hh
+++ b/src/legislator/legislator.hh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "config/config.hh"
 #include "ledger.hh"
+#include "message/message.hh"
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace paxos
@@ -15,13 +16,17 @@ namespace paxos
 
         void send_next_ballot(int ballot);
 
+        void receive_next_ballot(Message message);
         void receive_next_ballot(int ballot, std::string sender);
 
+        void receive_last_vote(Message message);
         void receive_enough_last_vote
             (std::unordered_map<std::string, int> quorum_last_votes);
 
         void receive_begin_ballot(int ballot, int decree);
 
+        void handle_message(Message message);
+
         Ledger ledger;
     };
     using shared_legislator = std::shared_ptr<Legislator>;