In the words of former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill, “all politics is local.” And on Nov. 4, tens of thousands of South Carolina voters will head to the polls to choose mayors, councils and school board members, and vote on issues impacting their communities.

In Charleston, half of the City Council seats are up, as is one of the three Commissioners of Public Works that oversee the Charleston Water System.

In neighboring Mount Pleasant, voters will decide whether to grant incumbent Mayor Will Haynie a third term leading the state’s fourth-largest municipality.

Voters in Folly Beach are poised to select a new mayor after longtime incumbent Tom Goodwin announced he isn’t seeking a fourth term.

Residents in the town of James Island are electing two new members to their newly-expanded tow

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