Passage: Charleston has a strong mayor-council government, with the mayor acting as the chief administrator and the executive officer of the municipality. The mayor also presides over city council meetings and has a vote, the same as other council members. The current mayor, since 2016, is John Tecklenburg The council has 12 members who are each elected from single-member districts. In 2006, Charleston's residents voted against Amendment 1, which sought to ban same-sex marriage in that state. Statewide, the measure passed by 78% to 22%, but the voters of Charleston rejected it by 3,563  to 3,353 votes .
By how many votes did Amendment 1 get rejected by the voters? By how many votes did Charleston reject Amendment 1? How many additional votes were needed in Charleston to pass Amendment 1? How many more in percent did same-sex marriage win by? How many more people rejected Amendment 1 in Charleston than supported it? How many more voters in Charleston voted to reject Amendment 1 to ban same-sex marriages? How many more votes against same-sex marriage were there in Charleston? How many years has John Tecklenburg been mayor? Statewide, how many percentage points did Amendment 1 pass by? What cause had more votes statewide? What measure passed by 78% to 22%? What positions does John Tecklenburg fill? When do the mayor and council members vote? Which event happened first, the election of mayor Tecklenburg or the rejection of Amendment 1 by Charleston residents? Which voters voted to pass Amendment 1 banning same-sex marriages, Charleston's residents or those Statewide?