diff --git a/.kiro/specs/raft-commit-safety/tasks.md b/.kiro/specs/raft-commit-safety/tasks.md
index f38b077..88b3ad0 100644
--- a/.kiro/specs/raft-commit-safety/tasks.md
+++ b/.kiro/specs/raft-commit-safety/tasks.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   - _Boundary: raft.h_
   - _Depends: 1.1_
 
-- [ ] 1.3 Declare `raft_advance_commit` and extend the vote/PreVote signatures with last_log_term/last_log_index
+- [x] 1.3 Declare `raft_advance_commit` and extend the vote/PreVote signatures with last_log_term/last_log_index
   - Declare `int raft_advance_commit(raft_state_t *s)`
   - Extend `raft_on_vote_request` and `raft_on_pre_vote_request` to accept `cand_last_log_term` and `cand_last_log_index` (the chosen "library owns logOk" plumbing — Option B in design.md)
   - Update the header doc comments to describe the new logOk gate and the commit-advance action
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 ## 4. (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) vote freshness (raft.tla:285, closes G6)
 
-- [ ] 4.1 RED: binding-vote freshness tests
+- [x] 4.1 RED: binding-vote freshness tests
   - Test: candidate with stale `last_log_term` denied even when `last_log_index` is greater; candidate with fresher `last_log_term` granted with a smaller `last_log_index`; tie on term grants only when `cand_last_log_index >= log_len`; the voter's own last-log term/index come from `on_get_entry_term(log_len)`/`log_len` (term 0 when empty)
   - Test: `!logOk` denies even when `on_vote_eligible` would grant (logOk applied BEFORE the application gate); persist-before-grant unchanged on the grant path
   - Observable completion: tests compile and FAIL
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   - _Boundary: test_raft.c_
   - _Depends: 1.3_
 
-- [ ] 4.2 GREEN: implement the logOk gate in `raft_on_vote_request`
+- [x] 4.2 GREEN: implement the logOk gate in `raft_on_vote_request`
   - Compute `local_last_log_term = (log_len > 0) ? on_get_entry_term(log_len) : 0`; `logOk = (cand_last_log_term > local_last_log_term) || (cand_last_log_term == local_last_log_term && cand_last_log_index >= log_len)`
   - Insert the logOk deny BEFORE `on_vote_eligible`, after the existing stale-term/UpdateTerm/one-vote-per-term steps; leave persist-before-grant and all existing invariants in place
   - Observable completion: 4.1 tests pass; no regression in existing vote tests; the logOk block is clearly before `on_vote_eligible` in `raft.c`
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 ## 5. (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) PreVote freshness (raft.tla:285, side-effect-free)
 
-- [ ] 5.1 RED: PreVote freshness tests (identical rule, no side effects)
+- [x] 5.1 RED: PreVote freshness tests (identical rule, no side effects)
   - Test: `raft_on_pre_vote_request` applies the SAME `(lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex)` logOk as the binding vote; a stale tuple is denied; the existing stale-term deny and `on_vote_eligible` gate remain in force
   - Test: across grant and deny, no mutation of `term`/`voted_for`/`voted_for_term`/`role`/`commit_index` and no `on_persist` call (PreVote invariant)
   - Observable completion: tests compile and FAIL
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   - _Boundary: test_raft.c_
   - _Depends: 1.3_
 
-- [ ] 5.2 GREEN: implement the logOk gate in `raft_on_pre_vote_request`
+- [x] 5.2 GREEN: implement the logOk gate in `raft_on_pre_vote_request`
   - Apply the identical logOk predicate (factored to match 4.2) before/with the existing eligibility gate; mutate nothing; no `on_persist`
   - Observable completion: 5.1 tests pass; no regression in existing PreVote tests; the predicate matches the binding-vote path exactly
   - _Requirements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5_
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   - _Boundary: raft_sim.c_
   - _Depends: 3.2_
 
-- [ ] 6.2 Plumb `(last_log_term, last_log_index)` through the sim vote/PreVote routing
+- [x] 6.2 Plumb `(last_log_term, last_log_index)` through the sim vote/PreVote routing
   - Update the sim's vote and PreVote delivery to read the candidate's last-log `(term, index)` from its in-memory log (`term at log_len` / `log_len`) and pass them to the extended `raft_on_vote_request` / `raft_on_pre_vote_request`
   - Observable completion: existing election sim tests still pass with the extended signatures; a node with a stale last-log term is denied a vote it would previously have won on LSN alone
   - _Requirements: 6.5, 3.2, 4.2_
diff --git a/src/lib/raft/raft.c b/src/lib/raft/raft.c
index b89348e..2e1f2de 100644
--- a/src/lib/raft/raft.c
+++ b/src/lib/raft/raft.c
@@ -148,7 +148,25 @@ int raft_start_election(raft_state_t *s)
     return RAFT_OK;
 }
 
+/* (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness predicate (raft.tla
+ * HandleRequestVoteRequest logOk, line 285, closes G6). The voter's own last-log
+ * tuple is (on_get_entry_term(log_len), log_len) — term 0 when the log is empty,
+ * matching the on_get_entry_term 0-means-absent sentinel. The library owns this
+ * decision (design "Option B: library owns logOk") and applies it identically on
+ * the binding vote and the PreVote eligibility paths. */
+static int raft_log_ok(const raft_state_t *s, uint64_t cand_last_log_term,
+                       uint64_t cand_last_log_index)
+{
+    uint64_t local_last_log_term =
+        (s->log_len > 0) ? s->cbs->on_get_entry_term(s->ctx, s->log_len) : 0;
+    return (cand_last_log_term > local_last_log_term) ||
+           (cand_last_log_term == local_last_log_term &&
+            cand_last_log_index >= s->log_len);
+}
+
 int raft_on_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t term,
+                          uint64_t cand_last_log_term,
+                          uint64_t cand_last_log_index,
                           uint64_t *reply_term)
 {
     /* Step 1: stale term — deny immediately, no state change */
@@ -208,7 +226,18 @@ int raft_on_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t term,
         /* same candidate — fall through to re-persist and re-grant */
     }
 
-    /* Step 5: application-level policy gate (freshness, log lsn, etc.) */
+    /* Step 5: (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness gate (raft.tla
+     * HandleRequestVoteRequest logOk, 285, closes G6).  This precedes the
+     * application gate: a !logOk denies regardless of on_vote_eligible (Req 3.4),
+     * without weakening the stale-term / one-vote-per-term / persist-before-grant
+     * invariants above (Req 3.5). */
+    if (!raft_log_ok(s, cand_last_log_term, cand_last_log_index)) {
+        if (s->cbs->on_trace)
+            s->cbs->on_trace(s->ctx, "vote_denied_log_stale", NULL);
+        return RAFT_DENY;
+    }
+
+    /* Step 6: application-level policy gate (freshness, log lsn, etc.) */
     if (s->cbs->on_vote_eligible != NULL) {
         if (s->cbs->on_vote_eligible(s->ctx, from_idx, term) == 0) {
             if (s->cbs->on_trace)
@@ -217,7 +246,7 @@ int raft_on_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t term,
         }
     }
 
-    /* Step 6: persist before granting — durability guarantee */
+    /* Step 7: persist before granting — durability guarantee */
     if (s->cbs->on_persist(s->ctx, term, from_idx) != 0) {
         /* Persist failed — deny without updating voted_for */
         return RAFT_DENY;
@@ -231,15 +260,18 @@ int raft_on_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t term,
     return RAFT_GRANT;
 }
 
-int raft_on_pre_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t cand_term)
+int raft_on_pre_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t cand_term,
+                             uint64_t cand_last_log_term,
+                             uint64_t cand_last_log_index)
 {
     /* PreVote is a side-effect-free straw poll: it answers "would you vote for
      * me in cand_term?" WITHOUT changing any persistent state.  Unlike
      * raft_on_vote_request, this function never adopts cand_term (even when
      * higher — that adoption is the very thing PreVote exists to prevent), never
      * touches term / voted_for / voted_for_term / role, and never calls
-     * on_persist.  The dispatcher applies the freshness floor before this call,
-     * exactly as on the real-vote path. */
+     * on_persist.  The library applies the SAME (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex)
+     * logOk freshness gate as the real-vote path (via raft_log_ok), so a stale
+     * candidate is rejected here exactly as it would be in a binding vote. */
 
     /* Step 1: stale term — deny (mirrors raft_on_vote_request Step 1).  A
      * candidate proposing a term we already passed could never win a real
@@ -251,10 +283,21 @@ int raft_on_pre_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t cand_term)
         return RAFT_DENY;
     }
 
-    /* Step 2: application-level eligibility gate — reuse the EXISTING
+    /* Step 2: (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness gate — the IDENTICAL logOk
+     * as the binding vote path (raft.tla 285, closes G6 for PreVote, Req 4.1).
+     * The library owns this predicate (the dispatcher no longer applies freshness
+     * before this call).  Side-effect-free: a deny mutates nothing and never
+     * persists (Req 4.4). */
+    if (!raft_log_ok(s, cand_last_log_term, cand_last_log_index)) {
+        if (s->cbs->on_trace)
+            s->cbs->on_trace(s->ctx, "pre_vote_denied_log_stale", NULL);
+        return RAFT_DENY;
+    }
+
+    /* Step 3: application-level eligibility gate — reuse the EXISTING
      * on_vote_eligible callback (primary-deny / fresh-heartbeat stickiness /
-     * catch-up deny), identical to raft_on_vote_request Step 5.  If NULL, every
-     * Raft-eligible candidate is granted. */
+     * catch-up deny), identical to raft_on_vote_request's application gate.  If
+     * NULL, every Raft-eligible candidate is granted. */
     if (s->cbs->on_vote_eligible != NULL) {
         if (s->cbs->on_vote_eligible(s->ctx, from_idx, cand_term) == 0) {
             if (s->cbs->on_trace)
diff --git a/src/lib/raft/raft.h b/src/lib/raft/raft.h
index 3774852..36c51a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/raft/raft.h
+++ b/src/lib/raft/raft.h
@@ -244,12 +244,29 @@ int raft_start_election(raft_state_t *s);
 
 /*
  * raft_on_vote_request: process an incoming RequestVote RPC.
- * Applies Raft invariants (term comparison, one-vote-per-term).
- * If invariants pass, calls on_vote_eligible to allow application policy.
+ * Applies Raft invariants (term comparison, one-vote-per-term), then the
+ * (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness gate (raft.tla HandleRequestVoteRequest
+ * logOk, line 285, closes G6), then the application policy gate.
+ *
+ * The library owns the logOk decision (design "Option B: library owns logOk"):
+ *   local_last_log_term = (log_len > 0) ? on_get_entry_term(log_len) : 0
+ *   logOk = (cand_last_log_term > local_last_log_term)
+ *           || (cand_last_log_term == local_last_log_term
+ *               && cand_last_log_index >= log_len)
+ * The candidate advertises (cand_last_log_term, cand_last_log_index) in its wire
+ * RequestVote; the caller decodes and passes them here.
+ *
+ * Step order: stale-term deny → UpdateTerm/step-down → role gate →
+ * one-vote-per-term → logOk gate (NEW; precedes the application gate, so a
+ * !logOk denies regardless of on_vote_eligible) → on_vote_eligible →
+ * persist-before-grant.
+ *
  * Fires on_persist before granting.
  * Returns RAFT_GRANT (1) or RAFT_DENY (0); sets *reply_term to current term.
  */
 int raft_on_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t term,
+                          uint64_t cand_last_log_term,
+                          uint64_t cand_last_log_index,
                           uint64_t *reply_term);
 
 /*
@@ -301,13 +318,17 @@ int raft_begin_pre_vote(raft_state_t *s);
 
 /*
  * raft_on_pre_vote_request: answer an incoming PreVote probe.
- * Denies if cand_term < s->term; otherwise returns on_vote_eligible(ctx,
- * from_idx, cand_term) (granting when the gate is NULL).  Never touches term,
- * voted_for, role, or fires on_persist.  Freshness is applied by the
- * dispatcher before this call (same contract as the real vote path).
+ * Denies if cand_term < s->term; then applies the IDENTICAL (lastLogTerm,
+ * lastLogIndex) logOk as raft_on_vote_request (the library owns the predicate —
+ * it is NO LONGER applied by the dispatcher before this call), then consults
+ * on_vote_eligible (granting when the gate is NULL).  Mutates NOTHING — never
+ * touches term, voted_for, voted_for_term, role, or commit_index, and never
+ * fires on_persist — preserving the PreVote side-effect-free invariant.
  * Returns 1 = grant, 0 = deny.
  */
-int raft_on_pre_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t cand_term);
+int raft_on_pre_vote_request(raft_state_t *s, int from_idx, uint64_t cand_term,
+                             uint64_t cand_last_log_term,
+                             uint64_t cand_last_log_index);
 
 /*
  * raft_on_pre_vote_reply: tally a reply to our PreVote.
@@ -423,11 +444,17 @@ void raft_snapshot(const raft_state_t *s, raft_snapshot_t *snap);
 /* Upper bound on buffered AppendEntries awaiting delivery (mirrors pending[]). */
 #define RAFT_SIM_MAX_AE      64
 
-/* Buffered RPC entry: one pending vote-request to route */
+/* Buffered RPC entry: one pending vote-request to route.
+ * last_log_term/last_log_index capture the CANDIDATE's advertised last-log tuple
+ * at SEND time (mirroring raft_sim_ae_t.leader_term) so the (lastLogTerm,
+ * lastLogIndex) freshness gate (raft-commit-safety) is evaluated against the
+ * candidate's send-epoch log, not a value re-read at delivery. */
 typedef struct {
     int      src;
     int      dst;
     uint64_t term;
+    uint64_t last_log_term;   /* candidate's last-log term at send (0 if empty) */
+    uint64_t last_log_index;  /* candidate's last-log index at send (== log_count) */
 } raft_sim_rpc_t;
 
 /* One in-memory log entry: term stamp + fixed-size payload bytes.
diff --git a/src/lib/raft/raft_sim.c b/src/lib/raft/raft_sim.c
index 15d0d03..8f5a45b 100644
--- a/src/lib/raft/raft_sim.c
+++ b/src/lib/raft/raft_sim.c
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ static int sim_send_vote_request(void *ctx, int peer_idx, uint64_t term)
     rpc->src  = node->idx;
     rpc->dst  = peer_idx;
     rpc->term = term;
+    /* Capture the CANDIDATE's last-log tuple at SEND time from its own in-memory
+     * log (the library holds no entry bytes): last_log_index == log_count,
+     * last_log_term == term of the tail entry (0 when the log is empty). This
+     * feeds the (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness gate at delivery. */
+    rpc->last_log_index = (uint64_t)node->log_count;
+    rpc->last_log_term  = (node->log_count > 0)
+                              ? node->log[node->log_count - 1].term
+                              : 0;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -319,9 +327,12 @@ void raft_sim_deliver_pending(raft_sim_cluster_t *c)
         if (c->nodes[src].partition || c->nodes[dst].partition)
             continue;
 
-        /* Deliver vote request to dst */
+        /* Deliver vote request to dst, passing the candidate's send-time last-log
+         * tuple so dst evaluates the (lastLogTerm, lastLogIndex) freshness gate. */
         uint64_t reply_term = 0;
         int granted = raft_on_vote_request(&c->nodes[dst].state, src, term,
+                                           rpc->last_log_term,
+                                           rpc->last_log_index,
                                            &reply_term);
 
         /* Route reply back to src */
diff --git a/src/lib/testsuite/test_raft.c b/src/lib/testsuite/test_raft.c
index 5d76a44..7937381 100644
--- a/src/lib/testsuite/test_raft.c
+++ b/src/lib/testsuite/test_raft.c
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ typedef struct {
     int      vote_eligible_return_value; /* configurable: 1=grant, 0=deny; default 1 */
     int      vote_eligible_call_count;
 
+    /* on_get_entry_term mock (raft-commit-safety freshness, task 4.1/5.1).
+     * The voter's local last-log term is returned for index == get_entry_term_log_len;
+     * any other index returns 0 (absent). Default 0 keeps empty-log scenarios at the
+     * pre-existing local_last_log_term == 0. */
+    uint64_t local_last_log_term;       /* term reported at index == get_entry_term_log_len */
+    uint64_t get_entry_term_log_len;    /* the index treated as the local last log */
+
     /* on_trace mock */
     int      trace_call_count;
     char     last_trace_event[64];
@@ -241,6 +248,19 @@ static int mock_vote_eligible(void *ctx, int from_idx, uint64_t term)
     return g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value;
 }
 
+/* Configurable local-log term reporter for freshness tests (task 4.1/5.1).
+ * Returns g_mock.local_last_log_term for the configured last-log index, 0
+ * otherwise. Defaults (both 0) reproduce the previous always-0 behaviour, so
+ * empty-log call sites are unaffected. */
+static uint64_t mock_get_entry_term(void *ctx, uint64_t index)
+{
+    (void)ctx;
+    if (g_mock.get_entry_term_log_len != 0 &&
+        index == g_mock.get_entry_term_log_len)
+        return g_mock.local_last_log_term;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void mock_trace(void *ctx, const char *event, const char *detail)
 {
     (void)ctx; (void)detail;
@@ -940,7 +960,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_stale_term(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_FOLLOWER, s.role);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -981,7 +1001,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_higher_term_updates_state(void)
     s.voted_for  = 0;   /* voted for self */
     s.voted_for_term = 2;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Term upgrade must happen: term updated, role stepped down */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
@@ -1021,7 +1041,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_same_term_already_voted_different(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1;
     s.voted_for_term = 5;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1058,7 +1078,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_same_term_idempotent_same_candidate(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1;
     s.voted_for_term = 5;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1089,7 +1109,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_leader_denies(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
     s.role = RAFT_LEADER;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1124,7 +1144,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_on_vote_eligible_denies(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1161,7 +1181,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_on_vote_eligible_grants(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1198,7 +1218,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_on_vote_eligible_null(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1228,7 +1248,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_persist_fails(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -1257,14 +1277,14 @@ static void test_vote_req_reply_term_always_set(void)
     reset_mock();
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 7));
     reply_term = 0;
-    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, &reply_term);
+    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(s.term, reply_term); /* must equal current term=7 */
 
     /* Path 2: term upgrade + grant */
     reset_mock();
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 3));
     reply_term = 0;
-    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 7, &reply_term);
+    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 7, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(s.term, reply_term); /* must equal upgraded term=7 */
 
     /* Path 3: already voted for different — deny */
@@ -1272,7 +1292,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_reply_term_always_set(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
     s.voted_for = 1; s.voted_for_term = 5;
     reply_term = 0;
-    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, &reply_term);
+    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(s.term, reply_term); /* must equal 5 */
 
     /* Path 4: persist fails — deny */
@@ -1281,7 +1301,7 @@ static void test_vote_req_reply_term_always_set(void)
     g_mock.persist_return_value = -1;
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
     reply_term = 0;
-    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(s.term, reply_term); /* must equal 5 */
 }
 
@@ -4098,7 +4118,7 @@ static void test_proto_A3_late_election_denied(void)
 
     /* Now node 2 tries to request a vote from node 1 at the same term=1 */
     uint64_t reply_term = 0;
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&c.nodes[1].state, 2, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&c.nodes[1].state, 2, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Node 1 must deny — already voted for node 0 this term */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
@@ -4153,7 +4173,7 @@ static void test_proto_A5_leader_denies_vote_request(void)
 
     /* Send a vote request to the leader at the same term */
     uint64_t reply_term = 0;
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&c.nodes[0].state, 1, term_before, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&c.nodes[0].state, 1, term_before, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Must be denied */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
@@ -4187,7 +4207,7 @@ static void test_proto_C1_eligible_denies(void)
     s.term      = 1;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
@@ -4214,7 +4234,7 @@ static void test_proto_C2_eligible_grants(void)
     s.term      = 1;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, s.voted_for);
@@ -4240,7 +4260,7 @@ static void test_proto_C3_eligible_null_grants(void)
     s.term      = 1;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     /* vote_eligible not called (NULL) */
@@ -4267,7 +4287,7 @@ static void test_proto_C4_stale_term_no_eligible_call(void)
     s.term      = 5;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
@@ -4295,7 +4315,7 @@ static void test_proto_C5_already_voted_no_eligible_call(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1;
     s.voted_for_term = 3;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
@@ -4395,7 +4415,7 @@ static void test_proto_H6_restored_vote_blocks_second_vote(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_init(&s, &cfg));
 
     /* Different candidate (idx=2) requests a vote in the SAME term 5 */
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -4405,7 +4425,7 @@ static void test_proto_H6_restored_vote_blocks_second_vote(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.voted_for_term);
 
     /* Same candidate (idx=1) retransmitting must still be re-granted */
-    rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
 }
 
@@ -4445,7 +4465,7 @@ static void test_proto_H3_persist_before_vote_recorded(void)
     s.term      = 1;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Must grant */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
@@ -4481,7 +4501,7 @@ static void test_proto_H4_persist_fail_denies(void)
     s.term      = 1;
     s.voted_for = -1;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
@@ -4602,7 +4622,7 @@ static void test_proto_B2_higher_term_updates_state(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1; /* node voted for itself in an earlier election */
     s.voted_for_term = 1; /* that vote was in term 1 */
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Term must be upgraded to 5 */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
@@ -4632,7 +4652,7 @@ static void test_proto_B3_stale_term_denied(void)
     reset_mock();
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
@@ -4660,7 +4680,7 @@ static void test_proto_B4_different_candidate_denied(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1;
     s.voted_for_term = 3;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 2, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(3, reply_term);
@@ -4691,7 +4711,7 @@ static void test_proto_B5_idempotent_same_candidate(void)
     s.voted_for      = 1;
     s.voted_for_term = 3;
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 3, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(3, reply_term);
@@ -5055,7 +5075,7 @@ static void test_proto_F2_voted_during_delay_skip(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
 
     /* During the delay, a vote request arrives from node 0 at term=1 */
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 1, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 0, 1, 0, 0, &reply_term);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, s.voted_for);
 
@@ -5220,6 +5240,279 @@ static void test_proto_G2_partition_minority_no_quorum(void)
 
 #endif /* XCE_TESTING */
 
+/* ---------- (lastLogTerm,lastLogIndex) vote freshness tests (task 4.1) ----------
+ *
+ * raft.tla HandleRequestVoteRequest logOk (285), closes G6. The library now
+ * computes logOk itself from the candidate's advertised (cand_last_log_term,
+ * cand_last_log_index) against its own (on_get_entry_term(log_len), log_len),
+ * BEFORE the application gate. */
+
+/* Configure the voter's local log: last index = log_len, last term = last_term. */
+static void set_voter_log(raft_state_t *s, uint64_t log_len, uint64_t last_term)
+{
+    s->log_len = log_len;
+    g_mock.get_entry_term_log_len = log_len;
+    g_mock.local_last_log_term    = last_term;
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_denied_higher_index
+ * Voter log = (term 5, index 3). Candidate advertises a STALE last-log term (4)
+ * but a HIGHER index (10). logOk false -> deny, even though the app gate grants.
+ * (Req 3.1, 3.3, 3.4.)
+ */
+static void test_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_denied_higher_index(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+    uint64_t         reply_term = 0;
+
+    cbs.on_trace          = mock_trace;
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 3, 5);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 4, 10, &reply_term);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, reply_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_vote_req_freshness_fresher_term_granted_smaller_index
+ * Voter log = (term 5, index 10). Candidate (term 6 fresher, index 2 smaller).
+ * logOk = (6 > 5) -> grant. (Req 3.1, 3.6.)
+ */
+static void test_vote_req_freshness_fresher_term_granted_smaller_index(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+    uint64_t         reply_term = 0;
+
+    cbs.on_trace          = mock_trace;
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 10, 5);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 6, 2, &reply_term);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, g_mock.persist_count);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, s.voted_for);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.voted_for_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_vote_req_freshness_tie_term_index_boundary
+ * Voter log = (term 5, index 4). On a term TIE, grant requires cand index >=
+ * voter log_len. index 3 (<4) -> deny; index 4 (==4) -> grant. (Req 3.1.)
+ */
+static void test_vote_req_freshness_tie_term_index_boundary(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+    uint64_t         reply_term = 0;
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 4, 5);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 5, 3, &reply_term);  /* idx 3 < 4 */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 4, 5);
+    rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 5, 4, &reply_term);  /* idx 4 == 4 */
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_vote_req_freshness_empty_voter_log_term_zero
+ * Empty voter log (log_len 0): local last-log term 0. Candidate (0,0) satisfies
+ * logOk = (0>0)||(0==0 && 0>=0) = true -> grant. (Req 3.1.)
+ */
+static void test_vote_req_freshness_empty_voter_log_term_zero(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+    uint64_t         reply_term = 0;
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_vote_req_freshness_logok_precedes_app_gate
+ * !logOk denies even when on_vote_eligible WOULD grant, and the app gate is not
+ * consulted (logOk strictly precedes it). (Req 3.4.)
+ */
+static void test_vote_req_freshness_logok_precedes_app_gate(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+    uint64_t         reply_term = 0;
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 8, 7);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 7, 1, &reply_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
+/* ---------- (lastLogTerm,lastLogIndex) PreVote freshness tests (task 5.1) ----------
+ *
+ * The PreVote path applies the IDENTICAL logOk, and mutates NOTHING. (Req 4.1-4.5.) */
+
+/*
+ * test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_tuple_denied
+ * Voter (term 5, index 3). PreVote tuple (term 4 stale, index 10) -> deny, no
+ * mutation, no persist. (Req 4.1, 4.3.)
+ */
+static void test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_tuple_denied(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 3, 5);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 4, 10);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(0, s.voted_for_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_FOLLOWER, s.role);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(0, s.commit_index);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_pre_vote_req_freshness_fresher_tuple_granted
+ * Voter (term 5, index 10). PreVote (term 6 fresher, index 2) -> grant, still
+ * side-effect-free. (Req 4.1.)
+ */
+static void test_pre_vote_req_freshness_fresher_tuple_granted(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 10, 5);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 6, 2);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_pre_vote_req_freshness_no_mutation_grant_and_deny
+ * Across BOTH a grant and a deny, no change to term/voted_for/voted_for_term/
+ * role/commit_index and no on_persist. (Req 4.4.)
+ */
+static void test_pre_vote_req_freshness_no_mutation_grant_and_deny(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    s.commit_index = 2;
+    set_voter_log(&s, 4, 5);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 5, 9));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(0, s.voted_for_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_FOLLOWER, s.role);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(2, s.commit_index);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    s.commit_index = 2;
+    set_voter_log(&s, 4, 5);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 5, 1));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, s.voted_for);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(0, s.voted_for_term);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_FOLLOWER, s.role);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(2, s.commit_index);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_still_denied
+ * The pre-existing stale-term deny stays in force even with a fresh tuple:
+ * cand_term < s.term denies. (Req 4.5.)
+ */
+static void test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_still_denied(void)
+{
+    raft_state_t     s;
+    raft_callbacks_t cbs = make_mock_cbs();
+
+    cbs.on_vote_eligible  = mock_vote_eligible;
+    cbs.on_get_entry_term = mock_get_entry_term;
+    reset_mock();
+    g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
+    set_voter_log(&s, 3, 5);
+
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 4, 99, 99);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, g_mock.persist_count);
+}
+
 /* ---------- raft_on_pre_vote_request tests (task 2.1) ---------- */
 
 /*
@@ -5249,7 +5542,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_grant_higher_term_eligible(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6);
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6, 0, 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
 
@@ -5283,7 +5576,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_grant_equal_term_eligible(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5);  /* equal term */
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0);  /* equal term */
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
 
@@ -5312,7 +5605,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_deny_stale_term(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 4);  /* stale */
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 4, 0, 0);  /* stale */
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
 
@@ -5346,7 +5639,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_deny_eligibility_rejects(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6);
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6, 0, 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_DENY, rc);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, g_mock.vote_eligible_call_count);
@@ -5375,7 +5668,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_null_eligible_grants(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, init_vote_node(&s, &cbs, 3, 0, 5));
 
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6);
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 1, 6, 0, 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
 
@@ -5409,7 +5702,7 @@ static void test_pre_vote_req_grant_preserves_existing_vote(void)
     s.voted_for_term = 5;
 
     /* A different candidate (peer 2) probes a PreVote for term 6. */
-    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6);
+    int rc = raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6, 0, 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RAFT_GRANT, rc);
 
@@ -5940,14 +6233,14 @@ static void test_invariant_prevote_sequence_pure_no_persist(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_begin_pre_vote(&s));
 
     /* (b) answer an incoming PreVote request that PASSES eligibility — grant */
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6 /* higher */));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6 /* higher */, 0, 0));
 
     /* (c) answer a STALE-term incoming request — deny */
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 3 /* stale */));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 3 /* stale */, 0, 0));
 
     /* (d) answer an incoming request the eligibility gate REJECTS — deny */
     g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 0;
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, raft_on_pre_vote_request(&s, 2, 6, 0, 0));
     g_mock.vote_eligible_return_value = 1;
 
     /* (e) tally replies: a grant (drives to WON quorum on 3-node), then a
@@ -6103,7 +6396,7 @@ static void test_invariant_real_vote_higher_term_adopt_unchanged(void)
     s.voted_for_term = 2;
     reset_mock();
 
-    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, &reply_term);
+    int rc = raft_on_vote_request(&s, 1, 5, 0, 0, &reply_term);
 
     /* Higher-term adopt + leader step-down, exactly as bug-339/340 require. */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT64(5, s.term);
@@ -6229,6 +6522,19 @@ void test_raft(void)
     RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_persist_fails);
     RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_reply_term_always_set);
 
+    /* (lastLogTerm,lastLogIndex) binding-vote freshness (task 4.1, Req 3.1-3.6) */
+    RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_denied_higher_index);
+    RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_freshness_fresher_term_granted_smaller_index);
+    RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_freshness_tie_term_index_boundary);
+    RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_freshness_empty_voter_log_term_zero);
+    RUN_TEST(test_vote_req_freshness_logok_precedes_app_gate);
+
+    /* (lastLogTerm,lastLogIndex) PreVote freshness (task 5.1, Req 4.1-4.5) */
+    RUN_TEST(test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_tuple_denied);
+    RUN_TEST(test_pre_vote_req_freshness_fresher_tuple_granted);
+    RUN_TEST(test_pre_vote_req_freshness_no_mutation_grant_and_deny);
+    RUN_TEST(test_pre_vote_req_freshness_stale_term_still_denied);
+
     /* raft_on_election_timeout, raft_on_leader_lost, raft_check_and_start_election (task 3.5) */
     RUN_TEST(test_election_timeout_undecided);
     RUN_TEST(test_election_timeout_already_decided);