**Build scan:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/s/bcxstpjolnb2q/tests/:x-pack:plugin:ccr:internalClusterTest/org.elasticsearch.xpack.ccr.FollowerFailOverIT/testReadRequestsReturnLatestMappingVersion

**Reproduction line:**
```
./gradlew ':x-pack:plugin:ccr:internalClusterTest' --tests "org.elasticsearch.xpack.ccr.FollowerFailOverIT.testReadRequestsReturnLatestMappingVersion" -Dtests.seed=A75C1F0C6F541957 -Dtests.locale=fr-CA -Dtests.timezone=America/Tijuana -Druntime.java=20
```

**Applicable branches:**
8.10

**Reproduces locally?:**
Didn't try

**Failure history:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/scans/tests?tests.container=org.elasticsearch.xpack.ccr.FollowerFailOverIT&tests.test=testReadRequestsReturnLatestMappingVersion

**Failure excerpt:**
```
com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.UncaughtExceptionError: Captured an uncaught exception in thread: Thread[id=498, name=elasticsearch[follower2][clusterApplierService#updateTask][T#1], state=RUNNABLE, group=TGRP-FollowerFailOverIT]

  at __randomizedtesting.SeedInfo.seed([A75C1F0C6F541957:A564CB31A58082CC]:0)

  Caused by: java.lang.AssertionError: (No message provided)

    at __randomizedtesting.SeedInfo.seed([A75C1F0C6F541957]:0)
    at org.elasticsearch.discovery.PeerFinder.closePeers(PeerFinder.java:182)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.Coordinator.onClusterStateApplied(Coordinator.java:415)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.Coordinator.lambda$handleApplyCommit$8(Coordinator.java:403)
    at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListenerImplementations$MappedActionListener.lambda$map$0(ActionListenerImplementations.java:108)
    at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListenerImplementations$MappedActionListener.onResponse(ActionListenerImplementations.java:89)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterApplierService$ClusterApplyActionListener.onResponse(ClusterApplierService.java:598)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterApplierService$ClusterApplyActionListener.onResponse(ClusterApplierService.java:569)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterApplierService.runTask(ClusterApplierService.java:439)
    at org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterApplierService$UpdateTask.run(ClusterApplierService.java:154)
    at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingRunnable.run(ThreadContext.java:916)
    at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.runAndClean(PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:217)
    at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor$TieBreakingPrioritizedRunnable.run(PrioritizedEsThreadPoolExecutor.java:183)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1623)

```
server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/Coordinator.java
boolean missingJoinVoteFrom(DiscoveryNode node) {
        return node.isMasterNode() && coordinationState.get().containsJoinVoteFor(node) == false;
    }
    private void handleJoin(Join join) {
        synchronized (mutex) {
            ensureTermAtLeast(getLocalNode(), join.getTerm()).ifPresent(this::handleJoin);
            if (coordinationState.get().electionWon()) {
                
                final boolean isNewJoinFromMasterEligibleNode = handleJoinIgnoringExceptions(join);
                
                
                
                final boolean establishedAsMaster = mode == Mode.LEADER && getLastAcceptedState().term() == getCurrentTerm();
                if (isNewJoinFromMasterEligibleNode && establishedAsMaster && publicationInProgress() == false) {
                    scheduleReconfigurationIfNeeded();
                }
            } else {
                coordinationState.get().handleJoin(join); 
            }
        }
    }
    /**
     * @return true iff the join was from a new node and was successfully added
     */
    private boolean handleJoinIgnoringExceptions(Join join) {
        try {
            return coordinationState.get().handleJoin(join);
        } catch (CoordinationStateRejectedException e) {
            logger.debug(() -> "failed to add " + join + " - ignoring", e);
            return false;