diff --git a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.html b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.html
index 819a1eefb5..82fdb32119 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.html
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ <h2 *ngIf="isCreating">{{ 'New election' | translate }}</h2>
                 </ng-container>
 
                 <!-- New Ballot button -->
-                <div class="new-ballot-button" *ngIf="assignment && hasPerms('createPoll')">
+                <div
+                    class="new-ballot-button"
+                    *ngIf="assignment && assignment.candidatesAsUsers.length && hasPerms('createPoll')"
+                >
                     <button mat-stroked-button (click)="openDialog()">
                         <mat-icon>add</mat-icon>
                         <span>{{ 'New ballot' | translate }}</span>
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ <h3>{{ 'Candidates' | translate }}</h3>
                     >
                         <!-- implicit item references into the component using ng-template slot -->
                         <ng-template let-item>
-                            <div class="single-candidate-line">
+                            <div [ngClass]="{ 'single-candidate-line': true, 'deleted-candidate': !item.user }">
                                 <span>{{ item.getTitle() }}</span>
                                 <span *ngIf="hasPerms('manage')">
                                     <button
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.scss b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.scss
index c015367749..d7c1b64dbf 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/assignments/pages/assignment-detail/components/assignment-detail/assignment-detail.component.scss
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
             margin: auto 0;
         }
     }
+    .deleted-candidate {
+        color: slategrey;
+    }
 }
 
 .add-candidates {