diff -urw Rom24/src/Makefile Rom24_patch/src/Makefile
--- Rom24/src/Makefile	1998-05-23 17:23:46.000000000 -0400
+++ Rom24_patch/src/Makefile	2006-04-02 17:18:21.395998400 -0400
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           alias.o ban.o comm.o const.o db.o db2.o effects.o fight.o flags.o \
 	  handler.o healer.o interp.o note.o lookup.o magic.o magic2.o \
 	  music.o recycle.o save.o scan.o skills.o special.o tables.o \
-	  update.o
+	  update.o vote.o
 
 rom: $(O_FILES)
 	rm -f rom
diff -urw Rom24/src/db.c Rom24_patch/src/db.c
--- Rom24/src/db.c	1998-05-29 18:22:58.000000000 -0400
+++ Rom24_patch/src/db.c	2006-04-02 18:25:54.864600000 -0400
@@ -253,6 +245,8 @@
         init_mm( );
     }
 
+    load_issues ();
+
     /*
      * Set time and weather.
      */
diff -urw Rom24/src/interp.c Rom24_patch/src/interp.c
--- Rom24/src/interp.c	1998-05-25 03:13:00.000000000 -0400
+++ Rom24_patch/src/interp.c	2006-04-02 16:14:01.145230400 -0400
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
     { "steal",		do_steal,	POS_STANDING,	 0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "train",		do_train,	POS_RESTING,	 0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "visible",	do_visible,	POS_SLEEPING,	 0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
+    { "vote",       do_vote,    POS_DEAD,        0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "wake",		do_wake,	POS_SLEEPING,	 0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "where",		do_where,	POS_RESTING,	 0,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
 
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@
     { "holylight",	do_holylight,	POS_DEAD,	IM,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "incognito",	do_incognito,	POS_DEAD,	IM,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "invis",		do_invis,	POS_DEAD,	IM,  LOG_NORMAL, 0 },
+    { "issue",      do_issue,   POS_DEAD,   L2,  LOG_NORMAL, 0 },
     { "log",		do_log,		POS_DEAD,	L1,  LOG_ALWAYS, 1 },
     { "memory",		do_memory,	POS_DEAD,	IM,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
     { "mwhere",		do_mwhere,	POS_DEAD,	IM,  LOG_NORMAL, 1 },
diff -urw Rom24/src/interp.h Rom24_patch/src/interp.h
--- Rom24/src/interp.h	1998-05-27 20:44:20.000000000 -0400
+++ Rom24_patch/src/interp.h	2006-04-02 16:09:36.154192000 -0400
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_imotd	);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_inventory	);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_invis	);
+DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_issue    );
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_kick		);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_kill		);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_list		);
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_visible	);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_violate	);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_vnum		);
+DECLARE_DO_FUN( do_vote     );
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_wake		);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_wear		);
 DECLARE_DO_FUN(	do_weather	);