diff --git a/election_candidate/election_candidate.install b/election_candidate/election_candidate.install
index e5f6312..7bf0a9c 100644
--- a/election_candidate/election_candidate.install
+++ b/election_candidate/election_candidate.install
@@ -412,3 +412,26 @@ function election_candidate_update_7007() {
     ->condition('cstatus', 0)
     ->execute();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Set the 'show_candidates_tab' setting to 1 on existing elections.
+ */
+function election_candidate_update_7101() {
+  $election_ids = db_select('election')
+    ->fields('election', array('election_id'))
+    ->execute()
+    ->fetchCol();
+  $elections = election_load_multiple($election_ids);
+  foreach ($elections as $election) {
+    if (!isset($election->settings)) {
+      break;
+    }
+    if (!election_candidate_check_support($election)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!isset($election->settings['show_candidates_tab'])) {
+      $election->settings['show_candidates_tab'] = 1;
+      election_save($election);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/election_candidate/election_candidate.module b/election_candidate/election_candidate.module
index fe2b85e..f8b0185 100644
--- a/election_candidate/election_candidate.module
+++ b/election_candidate/election_candidate.module
@@ -201,7 +201,20 @@ function election_candidate_access($op, $candidate = NULL, $account = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Helper function to allow determining candidate access per election.
+ * Determine access to the Candidates tab on an election.
+ */
+function election_candidate_access_tab(stdClass $election) {
+  if (!election_candidate_access_per_election('view', $election)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  if (empty($election->settings['show_candidates_tab'])) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine candidate access per election.
  */
 function election_candidate_access_per_election($op, stdClass $election, $account = NULL) {
   // Check whether the election supports candidates at all.
@@ -213,7 +226,7 @@ function election_candidate_access_per_election($op, stdClass $election, $accoun
 }
 
 /**
- * Helper function to allow determining candidate access per election post.
+ * Determine candidate access per election post.
  */
 function election_candidate_access_per_post($op, stdClass $post, $account = NULL) {
   // Check whether the election supports candidates at all.
@@ -250,9 +263,8 @@ function election_candidate_menu() {
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'weight' => 2,
     'context' => MENU_CONTEXT_PAGE | MENU_CONTEXT_INLINE,
-    // To view candidates, the user needs to have view access to the election.
-    'access callback' => 'election_candidate_access_per_election',
-    'access arguments' => array('view', 1),
+    'access callback' => 'election_candidate_access_tab',
+    'access arguments' => array(1),
   );
 
   $items['election/%election/candidates-admin'] = array(
@@ -548,6 +560,13 @@ function election_candidate_field_extra_fields_alter(&$info) {
   foreach (election_types() as $machine_name => $type) {
     $bundle = $type['post machine name'];
     if (!empty($type['has candidates'])) {
+      // Add a property to the 'Manage fields' form for elections.
+      $info['election'][$machine_name]['form'] += array(
+        'presentation' => array(
+          'label' => t('Presentation'),
+          'weight' => 10,
+        ),
+      );
       // Add a property to the 'Manage fields' form for election posts.
       $info['election_post'][$bundle]['form'] += array(
         'candidates_nominations' => array(
@@ -580,6 +599,29 @@ function election_candidate_field_extra_fields_alter(&$info) {
 /**
  * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
  *
+ * Add candidate settings to the election edit form.
+ */
+function election_candidate_form_election_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
+  $election = $form_state['election'];
+  if (!election_candidate_check_support($election)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  $form['presentation'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'fieldset',
+    '#title' => t('Presentation'),
+    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+  );
+  $form['presentation']['settings_show_candidates_tab'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Show the Candidates tab'),
+    '#description' => t('If enabled, a Candidates tab will be shown for this election, listing published candidates.'),
+    '#default_value' => isset($election->settings['show_candidates_tab']) ? $election->settings['show_candidates_tab'] : 1,
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
+ *
  * Add candidate settings to the election post edit form.
  */
 function election_candidate_form_election_post_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {