diff --git a/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts b/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
index 32888cf2..42875544 100644
--- a/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
+++ b/core/static/webpack/core/components/ajax-select-index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import type {
   TomSettings,
 } from "tom-select/dist/types/types";
 import type { escape_html } from "tom-select/dist/types/utils";
-import { type UserProfileSchema, userSearchUsers } from "#openapi";
+import {
+  type GroupSchema,
+  type UserProfileSchema,
+  groupSearchGroup,
+  userSearchUsers,
+} from "#openapi";
 
 @registerComponent("autocomplete-select")
 class AutocompleteSelect extends inheritHtmlElement("select") {
@@ -56,14 +61,9 @@ class AutocompleteSelect extends inheritHtmlElement("select") {
 
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
-    // Collect all options nodes and put them into the select node
-    const options: Element[] = []; // We need to make a copy to delete while iterating
-    for (const child of this.children) {
-      if (child.tagName.toLowerCase() === "option") {
-        options.push(child);
-      }
-    }
-    for (const option of options) {
+    for (const option of Array.from(this.children).filter(
+      (child) => child.tagName.toLowerCase() === "option",
+    )) {
       this.removeChild(option);
       this.node.appendChild(option);
     }
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ abstract class AjaxSelect extends AutocompleteSelect {
       },
     };
   }
+
+  protected attachBehaviors() {
+    super.attachBehaviors();
+
+    // Gather selected options, they must be added with slots like `<slot>json</slot>`
+    for (const value of Array.from(this.children)
+      .filter((child) => child.tagName.toLowerCase() === "slot")
+      .map((slot) => JSON.parse(slot.innerHTML))) {
+      this.widget.addOption(value, true);
+      this.widget.addItem(value[this.valueField]);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 @registerComponent("user-ajax-select")
@@ -172,9 +184,6 @@ export class UserAjaxSelect extends AjaxSelect {
     }
     return [];
   }
-  protected tomSelectSettings(): RecursivePartial<TomSettings> {
-    return super.tomSelectSettings();
-  }
 
   protected renderOption(item: UserProfileSchema, sanitize: typeof escape_html) {
     return `<div class="select-item">
@@ -191,3 +200,27 @@ export class UserAjaxSelect extends AjaxSelect {
     return `<span><i class="fa fa-times"></i>${sanitize(item.display_name)}</span>`;
   }
 }
+
+@registerComponent("group-ajax-select")
+export class GroupsAjaxSelect extends AjaxSelect {
+  protected valueField = "id";
+  protected labelField = "name";
+
+  protected async search(query: string): Promise<TomOption[]> {
+    const resp = await groupSearchGroup({ query: { search: query } });
+    if (resp.data) {
+      return resp.data.results;
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  protected renderOption(item: GroupSchema, sanitize: typeof escape_html) {
+    return `<div class="select-item">
+            <span class="select-item-text">${sanitize(item.name)}</span>
+          </div>`;
+  }
+
+  protected renderItem(item: GroupSchema, sanitize: typeof escape_html) {
+    return `<span><i class="fa fa-times"></i>${sanitize(item.name)}</span>`;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/templates/core/widgets/autocomplete_select.jinja b/core/templates/core/widgets/autocomplete_select.jinja
index 30bc7eb5..ab91d766 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/widgets/autocomplete_select.jinja
+++ b/core/templates/core/widgets/autocomplete_select.jinja
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
   <optgroup label="{{ group_name }}">{% endif %}{% for widget in group_choices %}
     {% include widget.template_name %}{% endfor %}{% if group_name %}
       </optgroup>{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+{% for sel in selected %}<slot style="display: none">{{ sel }}</slot>{% endfor %}
 </{{ component }}>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/views/widgets/select.py b/core/views/widgets/select.py
index 8bc7f5ea..a83ead7e 100644
--- a/core/views/widgets/select.py
+++ b/core/views/widgets/select.py
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.storage import staticfiles_storage
+from django.db.models import Model
 from django.forms import Select, SelectMultiple
+from ninja import ModelSchema
+
+from core.models import Group, User
+from core.schemas import GroupSchema, UserProfileSchema
 
 
 class AutoCompleteSelectMixin:
     component_name = "autocomplete-select"
     template_name = "core/widgets/autocomplete_select.jinja"
-    is_ajax = False
+    model: Model | None = None
+    schema: ModelSchema | None = None
+    pk = "id"
+
+    def __init__(self, attrs=None, choices=()):
+        if self.is_ajax:
+            choices = ()  # Avoid computing anything when in ajax mode
+        super().__init__(attrs=attrs, choices=choices)
+
+    @property
+    def is_ajax(self):
+        return self.model and self.schema
 
     def optgroups(self, name, value, attrs=None):
         """Don't create option groups when doing ajax"""
@@ -27,6 +43,13 @@ class AutoCompleteSelectMixin:
                 staticfiles_storage.url("core/components/ajax-select.scss"),
             ],
         }
+        if self.is_ajax:
+            context["selected"] = [
+                self.schema.from_orm(obj).json()
+                for obj in self.model.objects.filter(
+                    **{f"{self.pk}__in": context["widget"]["value"]}
+                ).all()
+            ]
         return context
 
 
@@ -38,9 +61,23 @@ class AutoCompleteSelectMultiple(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, SelectMultiple): ...
 
 class AutoCompleteSelectUser(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, Select):
     component_name = "user-ajax-select"
-    is_ajax = True
+    model = User
+    schema = UserProfileSchema
 
 
 class AutoCompleteSelectMultipleUser(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, SelectMultiple):
     component_name = "user-ajax-select"
-    is_ajax = True
+    model = User
+    schema = UserProfileSchema
+
+
+class AutoCompleteSelectGroup(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, Select):
+    component_name = "group-ajax-select"
+    model = Group
+    schema = GroupSchema
+
+
+class AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup(AutoCompleteSelectMixin, SelectMultiple):
+    component_name = "group-ajax-select"
+    model = Group
+    schema = GroupSchema
diff --git a/election/views.py b/election/views.py
index 1f189f41..422205fd 100644
--- a/election/views.py
+++ b/election/views.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from core.views.forms import SelectDateTime
 from core.views.widgets.markdown import MarkdownInput
 from core.views.widgets.select import (
     AutoCompleteSelect,
-    AutoCompleteSelectMultiple,
+    AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
     AutoCompleteSelectUser,
 )
 from election.models import Candidature, Election, ElectionList, Role, Vote
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ class ElectionForm(forms.ModelForm):
             "candidature_groups",
         ]
         widgets = {
-            "edit_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultiple,
-            "view_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultiple,
-            "vote_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultiple,
-            "candidature_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultiple,
+            "edit_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+            "view_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+            "vote_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
+            "candidature_groups": AutoCompleteSelectMultipleGroup,
         }
 
     start_date = forms.DateTimeField(