Maine Secretary of State

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executive branch office state constitutional office

The Maine Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, business registrations, and the administration of public records and motor vehicle services in Maine.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary of State of Maine	4
Office of the Secretary of State of Maine	3
Maine Department of the Secretary of State	2
Maine Secretary of State canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1850187 — 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: Maine Secretary of State
Context triple: [Government of Maine, executiveOffice, Maine Secretary of State]

A. Attorney General of Maine
The Attorney General of Maine is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Maine in legal matters and providing legal advice to state government agencies.
B. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is a statewide elected official who oversees public records, elections, corporate registrations, and various administrative and regulatory functions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
C. Governor of Maine
The Governor of Maine is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of Maine, responsible for overseeing the state’s executive branch and implementing state laws and policies.
D. 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.
E. Attorney General of New Hampshire
The Attorney General of New Hampshire is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing New Hampshire in legal matters and overseeing the enforcement of state law.
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: Maine Secretary of State
Target entity description: The Maine Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, business registrations, and the administration of public records and motor vehicle services in Maine.

A. Attorney General of Maine
The Attorney General of Maine is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Maine in legal matters and providing legal advice to state government agencies.
B. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is a statewide elected official who oversees public records, elections, corporate registrations, and various administrative and regulatory functions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
C. Governor of Maine
The Governor of Maine is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of Maine, responsible for overseeing the state’s executive branch and implementing state laws and policies.
D. 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.
E. Attorney General of New Hampshire
The Attorney General of New Hampshire is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing New Hampshire in legal matters and overseeing the enforcement of state law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
branchOfGovernment	Executive branch of Maine ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine Constitution
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdBy	Maine Constitution ⓘ
electionCycle	every two years ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	Augusta, Maine ⓘ
jurisdiction	business entity law in Maine ⓘ election law in Maine ⓘ motor vehicle law administration in Maine ⓘ
legalAuthority	Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ
officeHolderSelectionMethod	elected statewide ⓘ
oversees	Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles ⓘ UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) filings in Maine ⓘ administration of public records in Maine ⓘ business registrations in Maine ⓘ corporate filings in Maine ⓘ driver licensing in Maine ⓘ elections in Maine ⓘ motor vehicle services in Maine ⓘ nonprofit corporation filings in Maine ⓘ records management for state agencies ⓘ state archives ⓘ statewide election administration ⓘ vehicle registration in Maine ⓘ voter registration systems ⓘ
partOf	Government of Maine ⓘ
reportsTo	people of Maine ⓘ
residenceRequirement	must be a resident of Maine ⓘ
responsibleFor	authentication and apostille of documents ⓘ ballot preparation ⓘ certification of election results ⓘ initiative and referendum petitions processing ⓘ maintenance of corporate and business entity database ⓘ maintenance of state agency rules registry ⓘ maintenance of state seal and certain official symbols ⓘ notary public commissioning in Maine ⓘ
style	Secretary of State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine Secretary of State
supervises	Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions ⓘ Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles ⓘ Maine State Archives ⓘ
termLength	2 years ⓘ
termLimits	no constitutional term limit ⓘ
worksWith	Maine Governor ⓘ linked to: Governor of Maine Maine Legislature ⓘ

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