diff -u -r1.37.2.1 SectionForm.inc.php
--- classes/manager/form/SectionForm.inc.php	26 Sep 2008 16:14:30 -0000	1.37.2.1
+++ classes/manager/form/SectionForm.inc.php	2 Oct 2008 16:05:03 -0000
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@
 	 * Initialize form data from current settings.
 	 */
 	function initData() {
+		$journal = &Request::getJournal();
+		$sectionEditorsDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('SectionEditorsDAO');
 		if (isset($this->sectionId)) {
-			$journal = &Request::getJournal();
-			$sectionDao = &DAORegistry::getDAO('SectionDAO');
-			$section = &$sectionDao->getSection($this->sectionId, $journal->getJournalId());
+			$sectionDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('SectionDAO');
+			$section =& $sectionDao->getSection($this->sectionId, $journal->getJournalId());
 
 			if ($section == null) {
 				unset($this->sectionId);
 			} else {
-				$sectionEditorsDao =& DAORegistry::getDAO('SectionEditorsDAO');
 				$this->_data = array(
 					'title' => $section->getTitle(null), // Localized
 					'abbrev' => $section->getAbbrev(null), // Localized
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@
 					'unassignedEditors' => $sectionEditorsDao->getEditorsNotInSection($journal->getJournalId(), $this->sectionId)
 				);
 			}
+		} else {
+			$this->_data = array(
+				'unassignedEditors' => $sectionEditorsDao->getEditorsNotInSection($journal->getJournalId(), null)
+			);
 		}
 	}
 
diff -u -r1.44.2.1 sectionForm.tpl
--- templates/manager/sections/sectionForm.tpl	26 Sep 2008 16:14:30 -0000	1.44.2.1
+++ templates/manager/sections/sectionForm.tpl	2 Oct 2008 16:05:33 -0000
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 {/if}
 </table>
 
-{if $sectionId}{* Disable section editor selection if this is a new section *}
 <div class="separator"></div>
 
 <h3>{translate key="user.role.sectionEditors"}</h3>
@@ -231,8 +230,6 @@
 	</tr>
 </table>
 
-{/if}{* $sectionId *}
-
 <p><input type="submit" value="{translate key="common.save"}" class="button defaultButton" /> <input type="button" value="{translate key="common.cancel"}" class="button" onclick="document.location.href='{url op="sections" escape=false}'" /></p>
 
 </form>