Voting options

If you are unable to vote at a voting centre you can apply for a postal vote.

Each election has a deadline for postal vote applications.

To view the postal vote application deadline for an election go to the current elections webpage and select the relevant election.

Applying for a postal vote

You can vote in person at an early voting centre before election day.

Early voting centres are listed on this website once available.

To view details of early voting for an election go to the current elections webpage and select the relevant election.

Voting centres on election day open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Voting centres are advertised on this website, in newspapers and on social media.

To view details of election day voting for an election go to the current elections webpage and select the relevant election.

If you attend a voting centre outside your electorate, you can cast an absent vote which is placed in an envelope and counted after election day. This does not apply for by-elections or election day voting for local government elections, except at some voting centres.

Voting teams visit remote locations by road, air and sea. Our policy is to visit any NT community which has over 10 people enrolled.

Teams operate during the 10 days before and on election day.

Urban and remote voting locations are advertised on the website, in newspapers and on social media. Posters are also displayed in selected locations.

To view details of remote mobile voting for an election go to the current elections webpage and select the relevant election.

Urban voting teams are appointed to visit hospitals, nursing homes, aged care facilities and prisons. The Electoral Commissioner may determine other locations as suitable (for example, town camps).

To view details of urban mobile voting for an election go to the current elections webpage and select the relevant election.