diff --git a/src/DeAIManifesto_backend/main.mo b/src/DeAIManifesto_backend/main.mo
index 286226c..a6c10d8 100644
--- a/src/DeAIManifesto_backend/main.mo
+++ b/src/DeAIManifesto_backend/main.mo
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ actor {
     return result;
   };
 
+  stable var signeesToConfirmStorageStable : [(Text, ManifestoSignee)] = [];
+  var signeesToConfirmStorage : HashMap.HashMap<Text, ManifestoSignee> = HashMap.HashMap(0, Text.equal, Text.hash);
+
+  private func putTemporaryManifestoSignee(signee : ManifestoSignee) : Text {
+    signeesToConfirmStorage.put(signee.emailAddress, signee);
+    return signee.emailAddress;
+  };
+
+  private func getTemporaryManifestoSignee(emailAddress : Text) : ?ManifestoSignee {
+    let result = signeesToConfirmStorage.get(emailAddress);
+    return result;
+  };
+
   public func submit_signup_form(submittedSignUpForm : SignUpFormInput) : async Text {
     if (submittedSignUpForm.name.size() > 40 or submittedSignUpForm.emailAddress.size() > 40) {
       return "Wrong input. Please correct it.";
@@ -58,22 +71,27 @@ actor {
     };
     switch(getManifestoSignee(submittedSignUpForm.emailAddress)) {
       case null {
-        // New signee
-        let newSignee : ManifestoSignee = {
-          emailAddress: Text = submittedSignUpForm.emailAddress;
-          name: Text = submittedSignUpForm.name;
-          signedAt: Nat64 = Nat64.fromNat(Int.abs(Time.now()));
-          title: ?Text = submittedSignUpForm.title;
-          organization: ?Text = submittedSignUpForm.organization;
-        };
-        let result = putManifestoSignee(newSignee);
-        if (result != newSignee.emailAddress) {
-          return "There was an error. Please try again.";
+        switch(getTemporaryManifestoSignee(submittedSignUpForm.emailAddress)) {
+          case null {
+            // New signee
+            let newSignee : ManifestoSignee = {
+              emailAddress: Text = submittedSignUpForm.emailAddress;
+              name: Text = submittedSignUpForm.name;
+              signedAt: Nat64 = Nat64.fromNat(Int.abs(Time.now()));
+              title: ?Text = submittedSignUpForm.title;
+              organization: ?Text = submittedSignUpForm.organization;
+            };
+            let result = putTemporaryManifestoSignee(newSignee); // Signee needs to be confirmed before showing up on live page
+            if (result != newSignee.emailAddress) {
+              return "There was an error. Please try again.";
+            };
+            return "Successfully signed!";
+          };
+          case _ { return "Already signed! Your name will show up as a signee soon."; };
         };
-        return "Successfully signed!";
       };
       case _ { return "Already signed!"; };
-    };  
+    }; 
   };
 
   // Function to get all individual signee names
@@ -107,6 +125,19 @@ actor {
     return [];
   };
 
+  // Function for custodian to get individual signees to be confirmed
+  public shared query ({ caller }) func get_temporary_manifesto_signees() : async [(Text, ManifestoSignee)] {
+    // don't allow anonymous Principal
+    if (Principal.isAnonymous(caller)) {
+      return [];
+		};
+    // Only Principals registered as custodians can access this function
+    if (Principal.isController(caller)) {
+      return Iter.toArray(signeesToConfirmStorage.entries());
+    };
+    return [];
+  };
+
   // Function for custodian to get the number of individual signees
   public shared query ({ caller }) func get_number_of_manifesto_signees() : async Int {
     // don't allow anonymous Principal
@@ -134,13 +165,30 @@ actor {
     return false;
   };
 
+  // Function for custodian to delete an individual signee from the temporary signees
+  public shared({ caller }) func delete_temporary_manifesto_signee(emailAddress : Text) : async Bool {
+    // don't allow anonymous Principal
+    if (Principal.isAnonymous(caller)) {
+      return false;
+		};
+    // Only Principals registered as custodians can access this function
+    if (Principal.isController(caller)) {
+      signeesToConfirmStorage.delete(emailAddress);
+      return true;
+    };
+    return false;
+  };
+
 // Upgrade Hooks
   system func preupgrade() {
     signeesStorageStable := Iter.toArray(signeesStorage.entries());
+    signeesToConfirmStorageStable := Iter.toArray(signeesToConfirmStorage.entries());
   };
 
   system func postupgrade() {
     signeesStorage := HashMap.fromIter(Iter.fromArray(signeesStorageStable), signeesStorageStable.size(), Text.equal, Text.hash);
     signeesStorageStable := [];
+    signeesToConfirmStorage := HashMap.fromIter(Iter.fromArray(signeesToConfirmStorageStable), signeesToConfirmStorageStable.size(), Text.equal, Text.hash);
+    signeesToConfirmStorageStable := [];
   };
 };