Secretary of State of Connecticut
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The Secretary of State of Connecticut is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records and business registrations, and administering various governmental and civic functions in the state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Connecticut Secretary of the State | 2 |
| Secretary of State of Connecticut canonical | 1 |
| Secretary of the State of Connecticut | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9650728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary of State of Connecticut Context triple: [Orville H. Platt, positionHeld, Secretary of State of Connecticut]
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut is the state's second-highest executive officer, serving as the governor's deputy and presiding over the Connecticut State Senate.
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B.
Governor of Connecticut
The Governor of Connecticut is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
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C.
Attorney General of Connecticut
The Attorney General of Connecticut is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Connecticut in legal matters and enforcing state laws to protect the public interest.
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D.
Secretary of State of Vermont
The Secretary of State of Vermont is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records, regulating certain professions and businesses, and administering various governmental services in the state.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is the state's second-highest executive officer, who assists the governor and often oversees areas such as emergency management, small business, and civic and veterans’ affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary of State of Connecticut Target entity description: The Secretary of State of Connecticut is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records and business registrations, and administering various governmental and civic functions in the state.
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut is the state's second-highest executive officer, serving as the governor's deputy and presiding over the Connecticut State Senate.
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B.
Governor of Connecticut
The Governor of Connecticut is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
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C.
Attorney General of Connecticut
The Attorney General of Connecticut is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Connecticut in legal matters and enforcing state laws to protect the public interest.
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D.
Secretary of State of Vermont
The Secretary of State of Vermont is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records, regulating certain professions and businesses, and administering various governmental services in the state.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is the state's second-highest executive officer, who assists the governor and often oversees areas such as emergency management, small business, and civic and veterans’ affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elective office
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public office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Connecticut Secretary of State
NERFINISHED
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Connecticut Secretary of the State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | voters of Connecticut ⓘ |
| branch | executive branch of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Connecticut state constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | Connecticut statewide elections ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Secretary of State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Hartford County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Stephanie Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | Stephanie Thomas 2023 ⓘ |
| officeType | statewide elected office ⓘ |
| oversees |
Connecticut commercial recording division
NERFINISHED
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Connecticut elections division NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut legislative and elections administration functions ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary of State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) filings
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administration of elections in Connecticut ⓘ authentication of documents ⓘ business entity registrations ⓘ certification of election results ⓘ civic education initiatives ⓘ corporation filings ⓘ issuance of apostilles ⓘ limited liability company filings ⓘ maintenance of public records ⓘ maintenance of state government records ⓘ oversight of election laws in Connecticut ⓘ promotion of voter participation ⓘ publication of state government information ⓘ trade name registrations ⓘ voter registration systems oversight ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular election ⓘ |
| style | Secretary of the State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimit | no term limits ⓘ |
| website | https://portal.ct.gov/sots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secretary of State of Connecticut Description of subject: The Secretary of State of Connecticut is a statewide elected official responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining public records and business registrations, and administering various governmental and civic functions in the state.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Connecticut Secretary of the State
this entity surface form:
Secretary of the State of Connecticut
this entity surface form:
Connecticut Secretary of the State