Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.25 (2026)

Special township meeting; purpose; order.

✓ current as of July 2026

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

41.25 Special township meeting; purpose; order.

Sec. 25.

A special township meeting of the electors shall also be held for the purpose of transacting any other lawful business, if ordered by the township board. The township board may order such a meeting on its own initiative and shall order a meeting if they receive a request in writing, signed by any 12 electors of the township or 1% of the registered electors in the township, whichever is greater, specifying the purposes for which the meeting is to be held. The manner of proceeding at a special meeting of the electors shall be the same as at the annual meeting of the electors.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16 ;-- CL 1857, 517 ;-- CL 1871, 660 ;-- How. 696 ;-- CL 1897, 2295 ;-- CL 1915, 2074 ;-- CL 1929, 980 ;-- CL 1948, 41.25 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Deshler v. Grigg, 282 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979).

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Deshler v. Grigg, 282 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “In response to this contention, we note that the trial court accurately observed that ultimate control of the board’s salaries will always remain with the township electorate, due to the provision in subsection (3) for review of the board’s independent actions by a special…”

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