[Opinion] Nelsonville council membership fight goes back to appeals court – Athens County Independent

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Nelsonville council membership fight goes back to appeals court – Athens County Independent

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a unanimous per curiam opinion, the Ohio Supreme Court found the Fourth District Court of Appeals used the wrong standard to dismiss a case calling for the ousting of two Nelsonville council members. The case was brought by the council’s former president and a woman appointed to council. Two events prompted the lawsuit. In February 2024, Council President Margarita Nguyen resigned and then rescinded her resignation the next m…