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 .

Question: When do the mayor and council members vote?
Answer: city council meetings

Question: Which event happened first, the election of mayor Tecklenburg or the rejection of Amendment 1 by Charleston residents?
Answer: residents voted against Amendment 1

Question: How many additional votes were needed in Charleston to pass Amendment 1?
Answer: 211

Question: What cause had more votes statewide?
Answer: to ban same-sex marriage

Question: Statewide, how many percentage points did Amendment 1 pass by?
Answer: 56

Question: How many more people rejected Amendment 1 in Charleston than supported it?
Answer: 210

Question: How many more in percent did same-sex marriage win by?
Answer: 56

Question: How many more votes against same-sex marriage were there in Charleston?
Answer: 210

Question: How many years has John Tecklenburg been mayor?
Answer: 2

Question: By how many votes did Charleston reject Amendment 1?
Answer: 210

Question: What measure passed by 78% to 22%?
Answer: Amendment 1

Question: Which voters voted to pass Amendment 1 banning same-sex marriages, Charleston's residents or those Statewide?
Answer: Statewide

Question: How many more voters in Charleston voted to reject Amendment 1 to ban same-sex marriages?
Answer: 210

Question: By how many votes did Amendment 1 get rejected by the voters?
Answer: 210

Question: What positions does John Tecklenburg fill?
Answer: chief administrator