Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia

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government agency state constitutional office

The Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia is a statewide constitutional agency responsible for overseeing elections, business registrations, and the maintenance of public records in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary of State of Georgia	5
Charities Division of the Georgia Secretary of State	1
Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T998466 — 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: Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia
Context triple: [Georgia State Capitol, houses, Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia]

A. Office of the Governor of Georgia
The Office of the Governor of Georgia is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing state laws, and overseeing the administration of public policy in Georgia.
B. Government of the State of Georgia
The Government of the State of Georgia is the U.S. state’s central governing authority, encompassing its executive, legislative, and judicial branches and overseeing statewide agencies and public services.
C. Attorney General of Georgia
The Attorney General of Georgia is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Georgia in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state law.
D. Georgia's 3rd congressional district
Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in west-central Georgia that includes a mix of suburban and rural communities and is known as a reliably Republican stronghold.
E. Georgia’s 2nd congressional district
Georgia’s 2nd congressional district is a largely rural, majority-Black U.S. House district in southwestern Georgia that includes cities such as Albany and Columbus and is known as a Democratic stronghold.
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: Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia
Target entity description: The Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia is a statewide constitutional agency responsible for overseeing elections, business registrations, and the maintenance of public records in the U.S. state of Georgia.

A. Office of the Governor of Georgia
The Office of the Governor of Georgia is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing state laws, and overseeing the administration of public policy in Georgia.
B. Government of the State of Georgia
The Government of the State of Georgia is the U.S. state’s central governing authority, encompassing its executive, legislative, and judicial branches and overseeing statewide agencies and public services.
C. Attorney General of Georgia
The Attorney General of Georgia is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Georgia in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state law.
D. Georgia's 3rd congressional district
Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in west-central Georgia that includes a mix of suburban and rural communities and is known as a reliably Republican stronghold.
E. Georgia’s 2nd congressional district
Georgia’s 2nd congressional district is a largely rural, majority-Black U.S. House district in southwestern Georgia that includes cities such as Albany and Columbus and is known as a Democratic stronghold.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Georgia ⓘ linked to: Georgia
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of the State of Georgia ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the State of Georgia ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Georgia General Assembly ⓘ Georgia Governor’s Office ⓘ linked to: Office of the Governor of Georgia county election officials in Georgia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
electionOfHead	Secretary of State of Georgia is elected statewide ⓘ
hasAuthority	impose administrative penalties for certain regulatory violations ⓘ promulgate rules related to elections administration in Georgia ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	business entities formed or registered in Georgia ⓘ elections for federal offices conducted in Georgia ⓘ elections for state offices in Georgia ⓘ licensed professionals regulated by Georgia boards under its administration ⓘ
headedBy	Secretary of State of Georgia ⓘ linked to: Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia
isAccountableTo	voters of Georgia ⓘ
legalForm	constitutional office of the State of Georgia ⓘ
location	Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ linked to: Atlanta
maintains	certain public records required by Georgia law ⓘ official records of business entities in Georgia ⓘ statewide voter registration list ⓘ
officeHolderRole	Secretary of State of Georgia ⓘ linked to: Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia
oversees	Charities Division of the Georgia Secretary of State ⓘ linked to: Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia Georgia Corporations Division ⓘ Georgia Elections Division ⓘ Georgia Professional Licensing Boards Division ⓘ Georgia Securities Division ⓘ Georgia’s voter registration database ⓘ
partOf	Government of the State of Georgia ⓘ
regulates	broker-dealers and investment advisers in Georgia ⓘ charitable solicitations in Georgia ⓘ securities offerings in Georgia ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of elections in Georgia ⓘ business entity registration in Georgia ⓘ certification of election results in Georgia ⓘ charitable organization registration in Georgia ⓘ corporation filings in Georgia ⓘ limited liability company filings in Georgia ⓘ maintenance of public records in Georgia ⓘ maintenance of state archives-related records under its purview ⓘ oversight of voter registration in Georgia ⓘ professional licensing administration in Georgia ⓘ registration of trademarks and service marks in Georgia ⓘ securities regulation in Georgia ⓘ
scope	statewide ⓘ
seatOfGovernment	Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ linked to: Atlanta
website	https://sos.ga.gov ⓘ

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