Nelsonville files to stop elections to statutory offices – Athens County Independent

Nelsonville files to stop elections to statutory offices – Athens County Independent

Nelsonville City Hall. Photo by Dani Kington. NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Three days after its city council repealed a 2024 ballot initiative abolishing the city charter and reverting to a statutory form of government, the City of Nelsonville filed suit in the Ohio Supreme Court to remove statutory-based government office races from the November general election ballot.  At its Aug. 11 meeting, the council voted 5–1 to repeal Issue 23, a citizen initiat…