diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e919f61..15e726a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mail</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
@@ -56,6 +60,11 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+			<version>5.2.9.RELEASE</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
index 0a310fd..92e3bb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/cato447/AbizeitungVotingSystem/controller/VotingController.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import com.github.cato447.AbizeitungVotingSystem.repositories.CategoryRepository
 import com.github.cato447.AbizeitungVotingSystem.repositories.VoterRepository;
 import com.github.cato447.AbizeitungVotingSystem.table.TableAction;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.mail.SimpleMailMessage;
+import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSender;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ public class VotingController {
     @Autowired
     CategoryRepository categoryRepository;
 
+    @Autowired
+    JavaMailSender emailSender;
+
     @RequestMapping("/")
     public String WelcomeSite() {
 
@@ -66,6 +71,15 @@ public class VotingController {
 
         return "start.html";
     }
+    
+    public void sendSimpleMessage(
+            String to, String subject, String text) {
+        SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();
+        message.setTo(to);
+        message.setSubject(subject);
+        message.setText(text);
+        emailSender.send(message);
+    }
 
     @RequestMapping("/vote")
     public String VerifyName(@RequestParam String name, Model model) {
@@ -80,6 +94,7 @@ public class VotingController {
                     List<Category> categories = categoryRepository.findAll();
                     model.addAttribute("candidates", candidates);
                     model.addAttribute("categories", categories);
+                    sendSimpleMessage(name,"test", "test");
                     LOGGER.info(name + " is voting now");
                     return "voting.html";
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 33df3d8..82fab94 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -6,3 +6,15 @@ spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 
 # Tomcat
 server.port = 8000
+
+######Email Properties ######
+spring.mail.host=smtp.gmail.com
+spring.mail.port=587
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true
+spring.mail.username=adolfinumvoting@gmail.com
+spring.mail.password=Voting2021
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.required=true
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.auth=true
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.connectiontimeout=5000
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.timeout=5000
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.writetimeout=5000
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