diff --git a/packages/backend/src/Controllers/Election/sendEmailController.ts b/packages/backend/src/Controllers/Election/sendEmailController.ts
index f105bf6b..62a44e78 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/Controllers/Election/sendEmailController.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/Controllers/Election/sendEmailController.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const SendEmailEventQueue = "sendEmailEvent";
 export type email_request_data = {
     voter_id?: string,
     email: {
-        template: 'invite' | 'blank' | 'receipt',
         subject: string,
         body: string,
     }
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ export type email_request_event = {
     url: string,
     electionRoll: ElectionRoll,
     email: {
-        template: 'invite' | 'blank' | 'receipt',
         subject: string,
         body: string,
     },
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@ const sendEmailsController = async (req: IElectionRequest, res: Response, next:
         throw new BadRequest(msg)
     }
 
-    if (email_request.email.template === 'receipt') {
-        throw new InternalServerError('Receipts not yet supported');
-    }
-
     let message_id = ''
 
     if (email_request.target == 'single') {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/Services/Email/EmailTemplates.ts b/packages/backend/src/Services/Email/EmailTemplates.ts
index 01442df7..c8532758 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/Services/Email/EmailTemplates.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/Services/Email/EmailTemplates.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export function makeEmails(election: Election, voters: ElectionRoll[], url: stri
         ...emailSettings,
         to: voter.email, // Change to your recipient
         from: process.env.FROM_EMAIL_ADDRESS ?? '',
-        subject: email_subject ?? `Invitation to Vote In ${election.title}`,
-        text: `${election.state === 'draft' ? `[⚠️Test ${election.settings.term_type}]` : ''} ${email_body ?? '' }  You have been invited to vote in ${election.title} ${url}/${election.election_id}`,
+        subject: email_subject,
+        text: `${election.state === 'draft' ? `[⚠️Test ${election.settings.term_type}]` : ''} You have received a message from election ${election.title}`,
         html: emailTemplate(`
             ${election.state === 'draft' ? `<h3>⚠️This ${election.settings.term_type} is still in test mode. All ballots during test mode will be removed once the election is finalized, and at that time you will need to vote again.⚠️</h3>` : ''}
             ${processEmailBody(email_body, voter.voter_id)}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/SendEmailDialog.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/SendEmailDialog.tsx
index 742aa8cc..a29be361 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/SendEmailDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/SendEmailDialog.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import useElection from "~/components/ElectionContextProvider";
 import { StyledButton } from "~/components/styles";
 import { LabelledTextField, RowButtonWithArrow } from "~/components/util";
 
-const formatTime = (time: string | Date, tz: string) => DateTime.fromJSDate(new Date(time)).setZone(tz).toLocaleString(DateTime.DATETIME_FULL);
-
 export default ({open, onClose, onSubmit, targetedEmail=undefined}) => {
     const authSession = useAuthSession()
     const [audience, setAudience] = useState(targetedEmail? 'single' : 'all')
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ export default ({open, onClose, onSubmit, targetedEmail=undefined}) => {
                     {/*minWidth keeps text from wrapping during the transition*/}
                     <Box display='flex' gap={1} flexDirection={'column'} sx={{width: '100%', minWidth: sizes}}>
                         <Typography sx={{mb: 1}}>Which template would you like to start with?</Typography>
-                        {['invite', 'receipt', 'blank'].map((v, i) => 
+                        {['invite', /*'receipt', */'blank'].map((v, i) => 
                             <RowButtonWithArrow
                                 key={i}
                                 title={t(`voters.email_form.${v}`, {voter_id: targetedEmail})}
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ export default ({open, onClose, onSubmit, targetedEmail=undefined}) => {
                 onClick={() => {
                     setTemplateChosen(false)
                     onSubmit(
-                        'invite', // temporary
                         emailSubject,
                         emailBody,
                         audience,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/ViewElectionRolls.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/ViewElectionRolls.tsx
index db9c2a23..ca418697 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/ViewElectionRolls.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/Election/Admin/ViewElectionRolls.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const ViewElectionRolls = () => {
     }, [location.search])
 
     const onSendEmails = (
-        template: 'invite' | 'receipt' | 'blank',
         subject: string,
         body: string,
         target: 'all' | 'has_voted' | 'has_not_voted' | 'single',
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ const ViewElectionRolls = () => {
         setDialogOpen(false);
         sendEmails.makeRequest({
             target: target,
-            email: { template, subject, body },
+            email: { subject, body },
         })
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ const ViewElectionRolls = () => {
     }
 
     let headKeys:HeadKey[] = (election.settings.invitation === 'email')?
-        ['voter_id', 'email', 'invite_status', 'has_voted']
+        ['voter_id', 'email', /*'invite_status', */'has_voted']
     :
         ['voter_id', 'email', 'has_voted'];
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/i18n/en.yaml b/packages/frontend/src/i18n/en.yaml
index 9c99d83d..06e5de0d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -857,8 +857,8 @@ voters:
 
 # Email Templates
 emails:
-  voting_begin: Voting will begin on {datetime, datetime}
-  voting_end: '**Voting ends on {datetime, datetime}**'
+  voting_begin: Voting will begin on {{datetime, datetime}}
+  voting_end: '**Voting ends on {{datetime, datetime}}**'
   election_description: '{{capital_election}} {{description}}'
   invite:
     subject: Invitation to vote in {{title}}
@@ -870,6 +870,9 @@ emails:
       __VOTE_BUTTON__
 
       This link is unique to you, be careful not to share this email with others
+  blank:
+    subject: An update from {{title}}
+    body: __ELECTION_HOME_BUTTON__
 
 # Ballots