Secretary of State of North Carolina
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The Secretary of State of North Carolina is a statewide elected executive official responsible for overseeing business registrations, maintaining public records, and performing various administrative and regulatory functions for the state government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Secretary of State of North Carolina canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1535611 — 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 North Carolina Context triple: [North Carolina Constitution, establishesOffice, Secretary of State of North Carolina]
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the state's second-highest executive officer, who presides over the Senate and serves as acting governor when the governor is absent or unable to serve.
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B.
Governor of North Carolina
The Governor of North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The Attorney General of North Carolina is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing consumer protection and other state laws.
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D.
State Auditor of North Carolina
The State Auditor of North Carolina is a statewide elected official responsible for independently examining and reporting on the financial operations and performance of state agencies and programs.
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E.
State Treasurer of North Carolina
The State Treasurer of North Carolina is the elected official responsible for managing the state’s finances, investments, and pension funds.
- 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 North Carolina Target entity description: The Secretary of State of North Carolina is a statewide elected executive official responsible for overseeing business registrations, maintaining public records, and performing various administrative and regulatory functions for the state government.
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A.
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the state's second-highest executive officer, who presides over the Senate and serves as acting governor when the governor is absent or unable to serve.
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B.
Governor of North Carolina
The Governor of North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The Attorney General of North Carolina is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing consumer protection and other state laws.
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D.
State Auditor of North Carolina
The State Auditor of North Carolina is a statewide elected official responsible for independently examining and reporting on the financial operations and performance of state agencies and programs.
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E.
State Treasurer of North Carolina
The State Treasurer of North Carolina is the elected official responsible for managing the state’s finances, investments, and pension funds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch office
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state constitutional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
North Carolina
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surface form:
State of North Carolina
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| assumedOffice | January 1997 ⓘ |
| branch |
Executive branch of the Government of North Carolina
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surface form:
Executive branch of North Carolina
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentOfficeholder | Elaine F. Marshall ⓘ |
| electedBy | voters of North Carolina ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electionType | statewide election ⓘ |
| firstFemaleOfficeholder | Elaine F. Marshall ⓘ |
| hasSeat |
Raleigh
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surface form:
Raleigh, North Carolina
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| isElected | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
North Carolina
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surface form:
State of North Carolina
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| officeCreatedBy |
North Carolina state constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of North Carolina
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| officeLocation | North Carolina Secretary of State office, Raleigh ⓘ |
| oversees |
Uniform Commercial Code filings in North Carolina
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athlete agent registration in North Carolina ⓘ business registrations in North Carolina ⓘ charitable solicitation licensing in North Carolina ⓘ corporation filings in North Carolina ⓘ land records indexing standards in North Carolina ⓘ limited liability company filings in North Carolina ⓘ lobbyist principal registration in North Carolina ⓘ lobbyist registration in North Carolina ⓘ nonprofit corporation filings in North Carolina ⓘ notary public commissioning in North Carolina ⓘ partnership registrations in North Carolina ⓘ securities registration and regulation in North Carolina ⓘ service mark registrations in North Carolina ⓘ trademark registrations in North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of North Carolina ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary of State of North Carolina self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Governor of North Carolina ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement | must be a resident of North Carolina ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authenticating official documents
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issuing apostilles and certifications ⓘ maintaining administrative rules filings ⓘ maintaining business entity records ⓘ maintaining official state records ⓘ maintaining the state seal of North Carolina ⓘ |
| salaryCurrency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
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| style | The Honorable ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimit | no term limits ⓘ |
| voterRequirement | must be a qualified voter of North Carolina ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sosnc.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secretary of State of North Carolina Description of subject: The Secretary of State of North Carolina is a statewide elected executive official responsible for overseeing business registrations, maintaining public records, and performing various administrative and regulatory functions for the state government.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Carolina Constitution
Secretary of State of North Carolina
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positionHeld
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Secretary of State of North Carolina
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Elaine F. Marshall