Voters in Denver and across Colorado can text questions to elections officials as they fill out their ballots for the Nov. 8 general election.

The Denver Elections Division’s Text-to-Case system, which allows voters to text questions to elections division officials, is now operating through the Nov. 8 general election.

The technical name of the system is “SMS to Case,” wrote Alton Dillard, senior public information officer for the elections division in an email. He said the origins of the name are that the SMS generates a “case,” just like a phone call to the city switchboard.

Text questions will be answered during normal business hours, but the system includes a variety of automatic responses that can help voters with the most common questions 24 hours a day.

Voters should text their questions to 303-653-9668. Auto-response keywords that will get an immediate response 24 hours a day are:

VSPC – Sends a link to an interactive map of all ballot boxes and voter service polling centers;Sample – Sends a link to a sample ballot;TABOR – Sends a link to the Taxpayers Bill of Rights booklet;EJ – Sends a link to an election judge interest form;Register – Sends a link to the state registration site GoVoteColorado.com;TRACE – Sends a link to the division’s mobile optimized Ballot TRACE (Tracking, Reporting and Communication Engine);Results – Sends a link to the division’s mobile optimized results page.

The Colorado Secretary of State offers a similar service. Eligible Coloradans can text the word “Colorado” or “CO” to “2Vote” (28683) on their smartphones, and then open a link to the online voter registration and election information site.

Coloradans can text to register, update their address, change their party affiliation, view their sample ballot or check the status of their voted ballot. They can also get important dates and deadlines about the Nov. 8 or future elections.

Updated Oct. 19, 2016, at 1:55 p.m. to add further information about Text-to-Case.