Today's the day for a democracy sausage.
As of Friday morning, more than 45,000 eligible Territorians had already voted, according to Australian Electoral Officer for the Northern Territory Geoff Bloom.
That means roughly 95,000 enrolled electors are yet to have their say.
But if you've not been following the election campaign closely, you may still have unanswered questions.
Where do you go to vote?
Who are the candidates?
What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory?
What happens if you test positive to COVID-19 and aren't allowed to leave the house?
We answer your questions.
Who are the candidates?
Great question.
When you go to vote, you'll be handed two slips of paper: the white one is for your Senate pick and the green one is for your choice for the House of Representatives.
The NT has two Senate spots, and 17 people hoping to be elected.
The Northern Territory's two Senate seats, historically, go one each way to the Country Liberal Party and Labor.
Your second ballot paper is for you to select a representative for the lower house.
The NT has two federal seats: Solomon (which covers the Greater Darwin area and part of Palmerston) and Lingiari (which covers the other 99 per cent of the Northern Territory).
Nine people are competing to be elected as the Member for Lingiari and six people want to be voted in as the Member for Solomon.
You can only vote in the seat you live in.
Here's a breakdown of who wants your vote this election.
Where do I go to vote?
The easiest way to find a place to vote is to look on the Northern Territory Electoral Commission website.
You'll also be able to check if a centre is wheelchair accessible, if there's an Auslan interpreter on site, and how long it's open for.
The NTEC doesn't formally list where BBQs are — yet — but you can find which venues are hosting a sausage sizzle or baking sale here.
Mr Bloom said most of the polling places in the Northern Territory were in schools.
He said typically people could expect an "early morning rush" of people heading out to vote before their other commitments, as well as a swell of people coming out around lunchtime.
"It's really difficult to know what the crowds will be like," Mr Bloom said.
COVID-positive people can still vote in the federal election, but will need to do so over the phone and delays can be be expected.
What have the parties promised the Northern Territory?
The major parties have both spent a fair bit of time in the Northern Territory in the lead-up to the election, shaking hands and making promises.
Here are a few of the promises some of the parties have pledged:
Coalition / Country Liberal Party
- The Coalition has pledged $14 million to to reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs
- They've also committed $440 million to build three new logistics hubs in Tennant Creek, Alice Springs and Katherine
- Solomon candidate Tina MacFarlane says she supports pausing the controversial Lee Point development near Darwin
- The Stronger Futures laws, which include strict alcohol bans in remote NT communities, are due to end this year. The Coalition says it will allow them to expire
- The big promise from the Coalition has been $1.5 billion for port infrastructure at Middle Arm, which was flagged in the federal budget
- The Coalition has also announced $10 million to upgrade the Freds Pass sport and recreation centre
- It will also spend another $678 million to seal 1,000 kilometres of road and deliver further upgrades
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a re-elected Coalition government won't allow the Northern Territory a chance to vote on whether to legalise euthanasia
- It will also spend $1.35 million on cricket facilities in Marrara
- The Coalition has also pledged to spend $10 million to boost manufacturing at Darwin Airport
Labor
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Labor has promised $100 million in immediate funding for NT homelands housing.
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It says it will spend $11.6 million to build a new Danila Dilba Health Service in Palmerston
- Labor say if elected they will establish a $200 million fund to clean up urban rivers
- The party has also promised $14 million to address crime in Alice Springs
- It's also pledged to spend $10 million for CareFlight to get a second helicopter in the Northern Territory
- Labor has pledged $153 million to address family and sexual violence
- Labor says it will list the child care maximum subsidy rate to 90 per cent for the first child, which it says will benefit nearly 9,000 NT families
- Labor has also promised $100,000 to improve aged care services for the Greek community, helping to establish the Greek Seniors Retirement Village
- It's also committed $9.8 million to fight gamba grass in the Northern Territory
- Anthony Albanese says his party is committed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Labor says in its first term it will "move quickly" on a referendum on a voice
- Federal Labor says it will make income management — also known as the basics card — voluntary if it wins the election
- The party says it will fast-track $216 million in already promised funding for Kakadu National Park
- It's also announced a $200 million package to to improve remote and regional roads: including Santa Teresa Road and Mereenie Loop Road
Liberal Democrats
- Senator Sam McMahon, who is running as a Liberal Democrats candidate, says if she's voted in for a second team, she'll introduce a private Senator's bill for the federal government to buy back the Darwin Port. A Chinese-owned company's lease of the port is still valid for another 92 years
- Senator McMahon also supports allowing the NT to make its own laws about voluntary euthanasia
- The Liberal Democrats has promised to build purpose-built juvenile justice facilities with mix of school and vocational education, sport, life skills, recreation and specialised councillors and educators
- If elected, the party says it will immediately remove the remaining excise on fuel
The Greens
- Greens candidate Aiya Goodrich Carttling supports a moratorium on the controversial Lee Point development near Darwin
- The party says it will ban fracking in the Northern Territory
- Greens hopeful Blair McFarland also says he will implement the Juukan Gorge inquiry and recommendations to protect sacred sites
- The party also says it will abolish the Northern Territory intervention
- The Greens has also promised to implement the reforms of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
