A conductive thermal image receiver element comprising a support , and having on at least one side of the support an outermost layer comprising an aqueous coatable receiver overcoat layer and aqueous coatable dye receiving layer having a combined thickness ranging from 0.8 μm to 2.0 μm, wherein the receiver overcoat layer lies on top of the dye receiving layer; wherein the aqueous coatable receiver overcoat layer having a dry thickness of 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm comprises a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material, a polymer binder matrix, a surfactant, and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is a polymer comprising benzyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid, and wherein the aqueous coatable dye receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix, wherein the polymer binder matrix of the receiver overcoat layer and the dye receiving layer consists 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 Tg of 30° C or less, wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in the polymer binder matrix at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1 and up to and including 20:1, and wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in the aqueous coatable dye receiving layer in an amount of at least 55 wt% of the total aqueous coatable dye receiving layer weight. an aqueous coatable receiver overcoat layer and aqueous coatable dye receiving layer having a combined thickness ranging from 0.8 μm to 2.0 μm, wherein the receiver overcoat layer lies on top of the dye receiving layer; wherein the aqueous coatable receiver overcoat layer having a dry thickness of 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm comprises a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material, a polymer binder matrix, a surfactant, and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is a polymer comprising benzyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid, and wherein the aqueous coatable dye receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix, wherein the polymer binder matrix of the receiver overcoat layer and the dye receiving layer consists 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 Tg of 30° C or less, 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 Tg of 30° C or less, wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in the polymer binder matrix at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1 and up to and including 20:1, and wherein the water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in the aqueous coatable dye receiving layer in an amount of at least 55 wt% of the total aqueous coatable dye receiving layer weight. <EOS>