diff --git a/helios/views.py b/helios/views.py
index 933b5f93872a41d54d1e29c5d2d6b5921b253509..9db4a2fa43a9ec19573e401f7883da3cf16576f1 100644
--- a/helios/views.py
+++ b/helios/views.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def one_election_cast_confirm(request, election):
     # status update this vote
     if voter and user and user.can_update_status():
       status_update_label = voter.user.update_status_template() % "your smart ballot tracker"
-      status_update_message = "I voted in %s, my smart tracker is %s.. -- %s" % (election.name, cast_vote.vote_hash[:10], get_election_url(election))
+      status_update_message = "I voted in %s - my smart tracker is %s.. #heliosvoting" % (get_election_url(election),cast_vote.vote_hash[:10])
     else:
       status_update_label = None
       status_update_message = None