Secretary of State of Michigan

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executive branch office state constitutional office

The Secretary of State of Michigan is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, vehicle registration, and driver licensing, and maintains many of the state's official records.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Michigan Secretary of State	5
Secretary of State of Michigan canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3807186 — 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 Michigan
Context triple: [Government of Michigan, hasOffice, Secretary of State of Michigan]

A. Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-highest executive officer in the state, who assists the governor, presides over the state senate, and often succeeds the governor if the office becomes vacant.
B. Attorney General of Michigan
The Attorney General of Michigan is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Michigan in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
C. Governor of Michigan
The Governor of Michigan is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy for the State of Michigan.
D. Lieutenant Governor of Detroit
The Lieutenant Governor of Detroit was a British colonial administrative post responsible for governing the Detroit region and its surrounding territories during the 18th century.
E. Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is the state's second-highest executive officer, who presides over the Indiana Senate and often oversees key areas such as agriculture, rural affairs, and economic development.
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 Michigan
Target entity description: The Secretary of State of Michigan is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, vehicle registration, and driver licensing, and maintains many of the state's official records.

A. Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-highest executive officer in the state, who assists the governor, presides over the state senate, and often succeeds the governor if the office becomes vacant.
B. Attorney General of Michigan
The Attorney General of Michigan is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Michigan in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.
C. Governor of Michigan
The Governor of Michigan is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy for the State of Michigan.
D. Lieutenant Governor of Detroit
The Lieutenant Governor of Detroit was a British colonial administrative post responsible for governing the Detroit region and its surrounding territories during the 18th century.
E. Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is the state's second-highest executive officer, who presides over the Indiana Senate and often oversees key areas such as agriculture, rural affairs, and economic development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Michigan Secretary of State ⓘ linked to: Secretary of State of Michigan SOS (Michigan) ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan
branch	Executive branch of Michigan ⓘ linked to: Executive branch of the government of Michigan
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of the State of Michigan ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Michigan Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the State of Michigan
electedIn	Michigan statewide elections ⓘ
electionType	partisan election ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	driver licensing in Michigan ⓘ election administration in Michigan ⓘ vehicle registration in Michigan ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Lansing, Michigan ⓘ
memberOf	Michigan executive branch elected officials ⓘ
nativeLabel	Michigan Secretary of State ⓘ linked to: Secretary of State of Michigan
officeHolder	Jocelyn Benson ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime	2019-01-01 ⓘ
officeType	constitutional officer ⓘ
oversees	Michigan Bureau of Elections ⓘ Michigan Department of State branch offices ⓘ Michigan driver record system ⓘ Michigan vehicle title system ⓘ
partOf	Government of Michigan ⓘ linked to: government of Michigan
positionHeldBy	statewide elected official ⓘ
reportsTo	Governor of Michigan ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of elections in Michigan ⓘ driver licensing in Michigan ⓘ enforcement of certain election laws ⓘ implementation of Michigan election reforms ⓘ maintenance of Uniform Commercial Code filings ⓘ maintenance of campaign finance records ⓘ maintenance of lobbyist registrations ⓘ maintenance of many official state records ⓘ maintenance of notary public commissions ⓘ maintenance of state identification card system ⓘ maintenance of the qualified voter file ⓘ oversight of branch office services for residents ⓘ vehicle registration in Michigan ⓘ voter registration administration ⓘ
seat	Lansing, Michigan ⓘ
style	Secretary of State ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termLimitDetail	two 4-year terms ⓘ
termLimited	true ⓘ
website	https://www.michigan.gov/sos ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Michigan → hasOffice → Secretary of State of Michigan ⓘ

subject linked to: government of Michigan

Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce → defendantOffice → Michigan Secretary of State ⓘ