diff --git a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
index 45c338b88..3f10b54cf 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 </span>
 
 <div class="progress" role="progressbar" tabindex="0"
-      aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
+     id="progress"
+     aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
   <div class="progress-meter"
        style="width:
        <%= progress_bar_width(@budget.heading_price(@heading),
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
index ba3e8d5b8..8cbf84b5a 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/investments/_header.html.erb
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
         <div class="small-12 column">
           <div class="progress-bar-nav" data-fixed-bar>
             <h1 class="inline-block"><%= @heading.name %></h1>
-            <div id="check-ballot" style="display: none;">
-              <% if can? :show, @ballot %>
+            <% if can? :show, @ballot %>
+              <div id="check-ballot" style="display: none;">
                 <%= link_to t("budget.investments.header.check_ballot"),
                             budget_ballot_path(@budget) %>
-              <% end %>
-            </div>
+              </div>
               <% if @ballot.valid_heading?(@heading) %>
                 <div id="progress_bar" class="no-margin-top">
                   <%= render 'budgets/ballot/progress_bar' %>
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@
                        ) %>
                 </p>
               <% end %>
+            <% else %>
+              <%= @budget.formatted_heading_price(@heading) %>
+            <% end %>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
index 173132257..f7cf65317 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="clear"></div>
 
-<% if @budget.accepting? %>
+<% if can?(:create, Budget::Investment.new(budget: @budget)) %>
   <% if current_user && current_user.level_two_or_three_verified? %>
     <%= link_to t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.create"), new_budget_investment_path, class: "button budget expanded" %>
   <% else %>
@@ -11,29 +11,33 @@
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
 
-<div class="sidebar-divider"></div>
-<h2 class="sidebar-title"><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.my_ballot") %></h2>
 
-<% if @heading && @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).count > 0 %>
-  <p>
-    <em>
-      <%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.voted_html",
-          count: @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).count,
-          amount_spent: @ballot.formatted_amount_spent(@heading)) %>
-    </em>
-  </p>
-<% else %>
-  <p><strong><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.zero") %></strong></p>
-<% end %>
+<% if @heading && can?(:show, @ballot) %>
 
-<ul class="ballot-list">
-  <% if @heading %>
-    <% @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).each do |investment| %>
-      <%= render 'budgets/ballot/investment_for_sidebar',
-                  investment: investment,
-                  investment_ids: @investment_ids %>
-    <% end %>
+  <div class="sidebar-divider"></div>
+
+  <h2 class="sidebar-title"><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.my_ballot") %></h2>
+  <% if @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).count > 0 %>
+    <p>
+      <em>
+        <%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.voted_html",
+            count: @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).count,
+            amount_spent: @ballot.formatted_amount_spent(@heading)) %>
+      </em>
+    </p>
+  <% else %>
+    <p><strong><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.zero") %></strong></p>
   <% end %>
-</ul>
 
-<p class="callout primary"><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.voted_info") %></p>
+  <ul class="ballot-list">
+    <% if @heading %>
+      <% @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).each do |investment| %>
+        <%= render 'budgets/ballot/investment_for_sidebar',
+                    investment: investment,
+                    investment_ids: @investment_ids %>
+      <% end %>
+    <% end %>
+  </ul>
+
+  <p class="callout primary"><%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.voted_info") %></p>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
index 22096a526..a9bcf339c 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/show.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <%= t("budgets.phases.#{@budget.phase}") %>
       </p>
 
-      <% if @budget.accepting? %>
+      <% if can?(:create, Budget::Investment.new(budget: @budget)) %>
         <% if current_user && current_user.level_two_or_three_verified? %>
           <%= link_to t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.create"), new_budget_investment_path(@budget), class: "button margin-top" %>
         <% else %>
diff --git a/spec/features/budgets/investments_spec.rb b/spec/features/budgets/investments_spec.rb
index 39f443ce3..5a2598b25 100644
--- a/spec/features/budgets/investments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/budgets/investments_spec.rb
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@ feature 'Budget Investments' do
       click_button 'Create'
       expect(page).to have_content error_message
     end
+
+    scenario 'Ballot is not visible' do
+      login_as(author)
+
+      visit budget_investments_path(budget, heading_id: heading.id)
+
+      expect(page).to_not have_link('Check my ballot')
+      expect(page).to_not have_css('#progress_bar')
+      within('#sidebar') do
+        expect(page).to_not have_content('My ballot')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   scenario "Show" do
@@ -277,7 +289,7 @@ feature 'Budget Investments' do
 
   end
 
-  context "Phase 3 - Final Voting" do
+  context "Balloting Phase" do
 
     background do
       budget.update(phase: "balloting")
@@ -400,6 +412,18 @@ feature 'Budget Investments' do
       end
     end
 
+    scenario 'Ballot is visible' do
+      login_as(author)
+
+      visit budget_investments_path(budget, heading_id: heading.id)
+
+      expect(page).to have_link('Check my ballot')
+      expect(page).to have_css('#progress_bar')
+      within('#sidebar') do
+        expect(page).to have_content('My ballot')
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
 end