Texas Secretary of State
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The Texas Secretary of State is a statewide constitutional officer who serves as the chief elections administrator, keeper of state records, and official liaison for Texas with other governments and businesses.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas Secretary of State canonical | 14 |
| Secretary of State of Texas | 7 |
| Texas Office of the Secretary of State | 1 |
| Texas Secretary of State (state office) | 1 |
| Texas elections division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T473374 — 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: Texas Secretary of State Context triple: [Texas Constitution, publisher, Texas Secretary of State]
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is a statewide elected official who presides over the Texas Senate and wields significant influence over the state’s legislative agenda and budget.
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B.
Governor of Texas
The Governor of Texas is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces.
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C.
Oregon Secretary of State
The Oregon Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, audits public spending, manages public records, and serves as one of the top executive officers in Oregon’s state government.
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D.
Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
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E.
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott is an American Republican politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015.
- 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: Texas Secretary of State Target entity description: The Texas Secretary of State is a statewide constitutional officer who serves as the chief elections administrator, keeper of state records, and official liaison for Texas with other governments and businesses.
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is a statewide elected official who presides over the Texas Senate and wields significant influence over the state’s legislative agenda and budget.
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B.
Governor of Texas
The Governor of Texas is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces.
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C.
Oregon Secretary of State
The Oregon Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees elections, audits public spending, manages public records, and serves as one of the top executive officers in Oregon’s state government.
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D.
Government of Texas
The Government of Texas is the state’s political and administrative authority, comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce laws for Texas.
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E.
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott is an American Republican politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch office
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state constitutional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of Texas
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linked to:
Texas
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| appointedBy | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| branch |
Executive branch of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Executive branch
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| confirmedBy |
Texas Senate
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linked to:
Texas Legislature
|
| constitutionalStatus | statewide constitutional officer ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | county election officials in Texas ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
James Earl Rudder State Office Building ⓘ |
| issues |
apostilles and authentications
ⓘ
notary public commissions in Texas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| liaisonWith |
business community
ⓘ
federal government of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
foreign governments ⓘ other U.S. states ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Travis County, Texas ⓘ |
| maintains |
UCC filings in Texas
ⓘ
corporate filings in Texas ⓘ official state records of Texas ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Texas Executive Department
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas state agencies
|
| officeCreatedBy | Texas Constitution ⓘ |
| officeholderStartTime | 2023-01-07 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Texas Election Code administration
ⓘ
elections in Texas ⓘ voter registration in Texas ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Texas ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Jane Nelson ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| residence |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
|
| responsibleFor |
canvassing statewide election results
ⓘ
maintaining the Texas Administrative Code ⓘ publishing Texas state government rules in the Texas Register ⓘ |
| role |
chief elections administrator of Texas
ⓘ
keeper of state records ⓘ official liaison for Texas with businesses ⓘ official liaison for Texas with other governments ⓘ |
| seat |
Austin, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Austin
|
| style | Secretary of State ⓘ |
| supervises |
Texas business and public filings division
ⓘ
Texas elections division ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Secretary of State
Texas protocol and international affairs office ⓘ Texas statutory documents section ⓘ |
| termLength | at the pleasure of the Governor ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sos.state.tx.us/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas Secretary of State Description of subject: The Texas Secretary of State is a statewide constitutional officer who serves as the chief elections administrator, keeper of state records, and official liaison for Texas with other governments and businesses.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Article IV
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Article IV
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subject linked to:
Article IV
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
linked to: Texas Secretary of State
Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas
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archivesSuccessorInstitution
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Texas Secretary of State (state office)
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linked to: Texas Secretary of State
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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regulatedBy
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Texas Secretary of State
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linked to: Texas Secretary of State