A conductive thermal image receiver element comprising a support, and having on at least one side of the support: an aqueous-coatable receiver overcoat layer and aqueous-coatable dye-receiving layer, wherein the aqueous-coatable receiver overcoat layer comprises a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material, a first dispersant, and a second dispersant, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of a water-dispersible acrylic polymer and a water-disperible polyester; and wherein the aqueous-coatable dye-receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of: a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups; and a water-dispersible polyester that has a T g of 30°C or less; wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer weight and is present at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1; wherein the first dispersant and the second dispersant are independently selected from the group consisting of (a) a random copolymer; (b) an acrylic block copolymer; and (c) an acrylic block terpolymer. an aqueous-coatable receiver overcoat layer and aqueous-coatable dye-receiving layer, wherein the aqueous-coatable receiver overcoat layer comprises a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material, a first dispersant, and a second dispersant, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of a water-dispersible acrylic polymer and a water-disperible polyester; and wherein the aqueous-coatable dye-receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of: a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups; and a water-dispersible polyester that has a T g of 30°C or less; wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer weight and is present at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1; wherein the first dispersant and the second dispersant are independently selected from the group consisting of (a) a random copolymer; (b) an acrylic block copolymer; and (c) an acrylic block terpolymer. a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups; and a water-dispersible polyester that has a T g of 30°C or less; wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer weight and is present at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1; wherein the first dispersant and the second dispersant are independently selected from the group consisting of (a) a random copolymer; (b) an acrylic block copolymer; and (c) an acrylic block terpolymer. wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer weight and is present at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1; wherein the first dispersant and the second dispersant are independently selected from the group consisting of (a) a random copolymer; (b) an acrylic block copolymer; and (c) an acrylic block terpolymer.