Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations23. Issue of ballot paper for declaration voting
(1) If a person attends before an authorised officer at a polling place during polling hours and claims to vote at an election, the officer must issue a ballot paper to the person if:
(a) the person states the person's full name and address; and
(b) the person completes and signs, in the presence of the officer, a declaration in the approved form that is appropriate to the situation in which the person claims to vote; and
(c) the officer signs the declaration as witness.
(2) The officer must:
(a) immediately before issuing the ballot paper to the person, initial the ballot paper; and
(b) immediately after issuing the ballot paper to the person, make a record of its issue.