diff --git a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
index 6fcee6cc0..7b27311be 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ module Abilities
       can [:manage], Dashboard::AdministratorTask
 
       can [:edit, :update], DownloadSetting
+
+      can :manage, LocalCensusRecord
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
index 575a34744..834a8d397 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
@@ -95,4 +95,6 @@ describe Abilities::Administrator do
 
   it { is_expected.to be_able_to :manage, Dashboard::AdministratorTask }
   it { is_expected.to be_able_to :manage, dashboard_administrator_task }
+
+  it { should be_able_to(:manage, LocalCensusRecord) }
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/common_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/common_spec.rb
index d30c7ddfc..9e7b75b3f 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/common_spec.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ describe Abilities::Common do
   it { should_not be_able_to(:destroy, budget_investment_image) }
   it { should_not be_able_to(:manage, Dashboard::Action) }
 
+  it { should_not be_able_to(:manage, LocalCensusRecord) }
+
   describe "flagging content" do
     it { should be_able_to(:flag, debate)   }
     it { should be_able_to(:unflag, debate) }
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
index 36fc20281..b9af82cf9 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe Abilities::Everyone do
   it { should be_able_to(:index, Budget) }
 
   it { should_not be_able_to(:manage, Dashboard::Action) }
+  it { should_not be_able_to(:manage, LocalCensusRecord) }
 
   context "when accessing poll results" do
     let(:results_enabled) { true }