Help your community vote. Get paid $20 per form.
Help rural Alaskans vote by mail — from your phone or laptop.
Remote Hands pays you $20 for every Absentee Ballot Application (ABA) you help someone complete. Most people finish their first one in under 10 minutes.
Free to join · Paid weekly (Mon & Thu) · Refer a friend and you both earn $20
How to get started
The fastest path to your first $20 — then grow from there.
Get your account
New here? Create a free Remote Hands account at app.remotehandsak.com and add your Bank & Taxes info so you can get paid. Already have a Remote Hands account? Log in directly at akaba.remotehandsak.com and start completing forms.
Do your own ABA first
Start with your own application. You'll learn the whole process in about 10 minutes and earn your first $20.
Help family & neighbors
Family are usually happy to help you earn — walk through theirs next, in person or with a remote signature link.
Refer others & grow
Invite friends and community members to become Hands too — when they complete 4 ABAs, you both earn $20. This is how the work grows fastest.
What's an Absentee Ballot Application?
An ABA lets any registered Alaska voter request to vote from home by mail — no trip to a polling place required. It's simple, nonpartisan, and open to any eligible voter for any reason.
Absentee ballots give people another way to vote — easier for anyone who's busy, traveling, or sick on Election Day. Increasing turnout in rural Alaska is a top priority, and our elections are often decided by just a handful of votes.
An official State of Alaska form
The ABA is an official State of Alaska, Division of Elections form that gets submitted to the state. Because it's a government document, filling it out correctly matters — the app guides you through every field so each application goes through cleanly and gets you paid.
Three ways to help someone apply
Pick whatever fits the moment. The digital methods are fastest and let you help far more people.
In-person, on the app
Open the ABA app and fill out the form together with the voter. They sign right on your device screen with a finger or stylus. The app walks you through every field.
Remote signature link or QR code
Fill out the form on your phone, tablet, or laptop, then send the voter a one-time, 15-minute signature link — or show them a QR code — so they sign on their own device. You don't need to be side by side. It's also great for areas with limited internet: the voter only needs a moment of connection to sign. This is how one Hand can help their whole network.
Paper form
A physical paper option exists if someone truly prefers pen and paper. It's the slowest route, so we recommend one of the digital methods whenever you can.
Who's eligible & the rules
A few simple rules keep every application valid — and make sure you get paid for the work you do.
Who's eligible
The voter you help must be:
- A U.S. citizen, 18 or older (or within 90 days of turning 18)
- A resident of rural Alaska — outside Anchorage, Wasilla/Palmer, Fairbanks, and Juneau
- Someone who hasn't already completed an ABA this year
For a form to be approved
- The voter signs the application themselves — you can never sign on someone's behalf.
- The information is accurate and complete. Forms we have reason to believe are fraudulent won't be approved.
- You stay strictly nonpartisan — never discussing candidates, parties, or issues, or trying to influence anyone's vote.
From rural Alaska but living in town? You can still take part. You don't have to live in a rural community to be a Hand — use the remote signature link or QR code to help eligible rural Alaska voters back home, and grow your earnings through the referral program.
Strictly nonpartisan. Hands help with the application only — never with candidates, parties, or issues, and never signing on a voter's behalf. This protects you, the person you're helping, and the whole program. If someone doesn't want to apply, that's completely okay.
How you get paid
$20 per approved ABA, paid weekly by direct deposit — with no cap on how much you can earn.
See how fast it adds up
10 forms
$200
25 forms
$500
50 forms
$1,000
With only 25 forms, you're already at $500 — and there's no limit. Hit 4 ABAs and earn a $20 bonus ($100 total for your first four), then stack referral bonuses on top.
Refer someone. You both earn $20.
Anyone with a Remote Hands account can refer a friend — when they sign up, get approved, and complete 4 ABAs, you both get a $20 bonus on the next pay day. No cap on how many people you refer.
- 1Share your referral link (find it in your Remote Hands app profile)
- 2They sign up and get approved
- 3They complete 4 ABAs
- 4You both get paid $20
Questions
The quick answers. For everything about being a Hand — pay setup, taxes, and how the work flows — see the Remote Hands FAQ.
Ready to start earning?
Create your account, complete your own application, and help your community vote from home.
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