Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.22 (2026)

Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration.

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THE HOME RULE CITY ACT

Act 279 of 1909

117.22 Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration.

Sec. 22.

Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of such city, before its submission to the electors, and every charter before the final adjournment of the commission, shall be transmitted to the governor of the state. If he shall approve it, he shall sign it; if not, he shall return the charter to the commission and the amendment to the legislative body of the city, with his objections thereto, which shall be spread at large on the journal of the body receiving them, and if it be an amendment proposed by the legislative body, such body shall re-consider it, and if 2/3 of the members-elect agree to pass it, it shall be submitted to the electors. If it be an amendment proposed by initiatory petition, it shall be submitted to the electors notwithstanding such objections.

History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 3325 ;-- CL 1929, 2258 ;-- CL 1948, 117.22

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City Clerk (Mich. 2021).

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Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City Clerk (Mich. 2021). · cites it 78× “At issue is MCL 117.22, which says: Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of such city, before its submission to the electors, and every charter before…”

Warren City Council v. Sonja Buffa (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 20× “” The next series of events were triggered by MCL 117.22, a provision of the Home Rule City Act (HRCA), MCL 117.”

Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 15× “The DCRC started meeting in November of 2018 and on March 5, 2021, presented its proposed revised charter to the Governor for review under MCL 117.22. Following an expedited review assisted by the Attorney General, on April 30, 2021, the Governor informed the DCRC in writing…”

Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 11× “1 Primarily at issue in this case is MCL 117.22, entitled “Charter amendments; transmittal to governor; approval or disapproval, reconsideration by legislative body,” which provides: Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or…”

Clarkston Cares 2022 v. Jennifer Speagle (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 7× “21, MCL 117.22, and MCL 117.25, and section 646a of the Michigan Election Law, MCL 168.”

Horace Sheffield III v. Detroit City Clerk (Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “At oral argument, and in any supplemental briefs, the parties shall address: (1) whether a proposed revision of a city charter can be submitted to the voters without the Governor’s approval of the revision, see MCL 117.22; and (2) the relevance, if any, of the amendment history…”

20231214_C368615_67_368615.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “t of removing the names of the challenged contestants from the ballots”); Sheffield v Detroit City Clerk, 337 Mich App 492 ; 976 NW2d 95 (2021), rev’d 508 Mich 851 (2021) (concerning whether the Detroit City Clerk was required to remove a proposal from an upcoming primary…”

Open Stores in Howell Comm. v. City of Howell (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “The City Clerk notified the governor’s office pursuant to MCL 117.22,2 and received the governor and attorney general’s letter of approval on August 14, 2024.”

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