diff --git a/packages/page-council/src/Overview/SubmitCandidacy.tsx b/packages/page-council/src/Overview/SubmitCandidacy.tsx
index 00d4e099df..7d6b3a31ea 100644
--- a/packages/page-council/src/Overview/SubmitCandidacy.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-council/src/Overview/SubmitCandidacy.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 // This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
+import { ComponentProps as Props } from './types';
+
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, InputAddress, Modal, TxButton } from '@polkadot/react-components';
 import { useApi, useModal } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 
 import { useTranslation } from '../translate';
 
-function SubmitCandidacy (): React.ReactElement {
+function SubmitCandidacy ({ electionsInfo }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
   const { api } = useApi();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [accountId, setAcountId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const { isOpen, onClose, onOpen } = useModal();
+  const modLocation = api.tx.electionsPhragmen ? 'electionsPhragmen' : 'elections';
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -40,18 +43,21 @@ function SubmitCandidacy (): React.ReactElement {
           <Modal.Actions onCancel={onClose}>
             <TxButton
               accountId={accountId}
+              isDisabled={!electionsInfo}
               onStart={onClose}
-              tx={
-                api.tx.electionsPhragmen
-                  ? 'electionsPhragmen.submitCandidacy'
-                  : 'elections.submitCandidacy'
+              params={
+                api.tx[modLocation].submitCandidacy.meta.args.length === 1
+                  ? [electionsInfo?.candidates.length]
+                  : []
               }
+              tx={`${modLocation}.submitCandidacy`}
             />
           </Modal.Actions>
         </Modal>
       )}
       <Button
         icon='add'
+        isDisabled={!electionsInfo}
         label={t('Submit candidacy')}
         onClick={onOpen}
       />
diff --git a/packages/page-council/src/Overview/index.tsx b/packages/page-council/src/Overview/index.tsx
index e74722087b..d5411d1b09 100644
--- a/packages/page-council/src/Overview/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-council/src/Overview/index.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function Overview ({ className, prime }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
         electionsInfo={electionsInfo}
       />
       <Button.Group>
-        <SubmitCandidacy />
+        <SubmitCandidacy electionsInfo={electionsInfo} />
         <Vote electionsInfo={electionsInfo} />
       </Button.Group>
       <Members