San Francisco Department of Elections
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The San Francisco Department of Elections is the city and county agency responsible for administering local, state, and federal elections, including voter registration, ballot preparation, and vote counting within San Francisco.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Francisco Department of Elections canonical | 2 |
| SF Department of Elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T773166 — 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)
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Target entity: San Francisco Department of Elections Context triple: [Government of San Francisco, hasAgency, San Francisco Department of Elections]
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A.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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B.
Government of San Francisco
The Government of San Francisco is the consolidated city-county administration that manages local legislative, executive, and municipal services for San Francisco, California.
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C.
San Francisco mayoral election, 2019
The San Francisco mayoral election, 2019 was the municipal contest in which voters chose the city’s chief executive for a new term.
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D.
San Francisco Department of Public Health
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is the city and county’s public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting community health through clinical services, disease prevention, and health policy programs.
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E.
San Francisco mayoral election, 2018
The San Francisco mayoral election of 2018 was a special election in which voters chose a new mayor following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, ultimately resulting in London Breed becoming the city’s first Black woman mayor.
- 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: San Francisco Department of Elections Target entity description: The San Francisco Department of Elections is the city and county agency responsible for administering local, state, and federal elections, including voter registration, ballot preparation, and vote counting within San Francisco.
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A.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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B.
Government of San Francisco
The Government of San Francisco is the consolidated city-county administration that manages local legislative, executive, and municipal services for San Francisco, California.
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C.
San Francisco mayoral election, 2019
The San Francisco mayoral election, 2019 was the municipal contest in which voters chose the city’s chief executive for a new term.
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D.
San Francisco Department of Public Health
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is the city and county’s public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting community health through clinical services, disease prevention, and health policy programs.
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E.
San Francisco mayoral election, 2018
The San Francisco mayoral election of 2018 was a special election in which voters chose a new mayor following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, ultimately resulting in London Breed becoming the city’s first Black woman mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election administration agency
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government agency ⓘ local government department ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
eligible voters in San Francisco
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registered voters in San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer | Director of Elections of San Francisco ⓘ |
| follows |
California Codes
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surface form:
California Elections Code
San Francisco Municipal Code ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Municipal Elections Code
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| governingBody |
San Francisco County
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surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
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| hasObjective |
conducting accessible elections in San Francisco
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conducting accurate elections in San Francisco ⓘ conducting fair elections in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasScope |
federal elections conducted within San Francisco
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local elections in San Francisco ⓘ statewide elections conducted within San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasTask |
administering early voting in San Francisco
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administering ranked-choice voting in applicable San Francisco elections ⓘ ensuring compliance with election laws in San Francisco ⓘ implementing accessibility measures for voters in San Francisco ⓘ maintaining voter registration rolls in San Francisco ⓘ managing election logistics and equipment in San Francisco ⓘ providing official election information to the public ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Francisco City Hall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
San Francisco County
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surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of San Francisco
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surface form:
government of the City and County of San Francisco
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| responsibleFor |
administering federal elections in San Francisco
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administering local elections in San Francisco ⓘ administering state elections in San Francisco ⓘ ballot preparation in San Francisco ⓘ candidate filing for local offices in San Francisco ⓘ certification of election results in San Francisco ⓘ election canvass in San Francisco ⓘ local ballot measure qualification procedures in San Francisco ⓘ operation of polling places in San Francisco ⓘ poll worker recruitment and training in San Francisco ⓘ provisional ballot processing in San Francisco ⓘ vote counting in San Francisco ⓘ vote-by-mail administration in San Francisco ⓘ voter outreach and education in San Francisco ⓘ voter registration in San Francisco ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName |
San Francisco Department of Elections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SF Department of Elections
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| use | voting equipment approved under California law ⓘ |
| website | https://sfelections.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco Department of Elections Description of subject: The San Francisco Department of Elections is the city and county agency responsible for administering local, state, and federal elections, including voter registration, ballot preparation, and vote counting within San Francisco.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
San Francisco Department of Elections
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shortName
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San Francisco Department of Elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
SF Department of Elections