diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6eeca41..a802acf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -15778,43 +15778,59 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "mtma-migrator-matching-feature-flags"
+name = "mtma-migrator-checks-pre-l1-merge"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
  "kestrel",
- "mtma-migrator-test-matching-feature-flags-criterion",
+ "movement-core",
+ "mtma-migrator-pre-l1-merge-core",
+ "mtma-migrator-test-accounts-equal-criterion",
  "mtma-migrator-test-types",
  "mtma-migrator-types",
  "mtma-node-null-core",
+ "mtma-node-preludes",
+ "mtma-node-replay-core",
+ "mtma-node-test-global-storage-includes-criterion",
+ "mtma-node-test-global-storage-injective-criterion",
+ "mtma-node-test-global-storage-not-empty-criterion",
  "mtma-node-test-types",
+ "mtma-types",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-test",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "mtma-migrator-checks-pre-l1-merge"
+name = "mtma-migrator-governance"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "chrono",
  "kestrel",
- "movement-core",
- "mtma-migrator-pre-l1-merge-core",
- "mtma-migrator-test-accounts-equal-criterion",
+ "mtma-migrator-test-governance-criterion",
+ "mtma-migrator-test-types",
+ "mtma-migrator-types",
+ "mtma-node-null-core",
+ "mtma-node-test-types",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-test",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "mtma-migrator-matching-feature-flags"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "kestrel",
+ "mtma-migrator-test-matching-feature-flags-criterion",
  "mtma-migrator-test-types",
  "mtma-migrator-types",
  "mtma-node-null-core",
- "mtma-node-preludes",
- "mtma-node-replay-core",
- "mtma-node-test-global-storage-includes-criterion",
- "mtma-node-test-global-storage-injective-criterion",
- "mtma-node-test-global-storage-not-empty-criterion",
  "mtma-node-test-types",
- "mtma-types",
- "rand 0.7.3",
- "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-test",
@@ -15908,6 +15924,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "mtma-migrator-test-types",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mtma-migrator-test-governance-criterion"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "aptos-rest-client 0.0.0 (git+https://github.com/movementlabsxyz/aptos-core.git?rev=cb3b7b02f68c7d6982257e4c59955d0e63b513db)",
+ "movement-client",
+ "mtma-migrator-test-types",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mtma-migrator-test-matching-feature-flags-criterion"
 version = "0.0.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ca47a5e..392a384 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ mtma-migrator-test-matching-feature-flags-criterion = { path = "checks/migrator/
 mtma-migrator-test-transacting-criterion = { path = "checks/migrator/citeria/transacting" }
 mtma-migrator-test-accounts-equal-criterion = { path = "checks/migrator/citeria/accounts-equal" }
 mtma-migrator-test-balances-equal-criterion = { path = "checks/migrator/citeria/balances-equal" }
+mtma-migrator-test-governance-criterion = { path = "checks/migrator/citeria/governance" }
 
 ## util
 bcs-ext = { path = "util/bcs-ext" }
diff --git a/checks/migrator/checks/governance/Cargo.toml b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c54f58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[package]
+name = "mtma-migrator-governance"
+version = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+publish = { workspace = true }
+rust-version = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+mtma-migrator-types = { workspace = true }
+mtma-migrator-test-types = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+mtma-migrator-test-governance-criterion = { workspace = true }
+mtma-node-null-core = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+kestrel = { workspace = true }
+mtma-node-test-types = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tracing-test = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/checks/migrator/checks/governance/README.md b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..065fdb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Migration Executor Checks Sketchpad
+A sketchpad for playing around with checks on the testpad. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/governance.rs b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/governance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be05c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/governance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub mod test {
+	use mtma_migrator_test_governance_criterion::GovernanceCheck;
+	use mtma_migrator_test_types::check::checked_migration;
+	use mtma_migrator_types::migrator::{movement_migrator::Overlays, MovementMigrator};
+	use mtma_node_null_core::config::Config as MtmaNullConfig;
+	use mtma_node_test_types::prelude::Prelude;
+
+	#[tokio::test]
+	#[tracing_test::traced_test]
+	#[ignore = "activate when runtime problems are solved"]
+	async fn test_governance() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+		// Form the migrator.
+		let mut movement_migrator = MovementMigrator::try_temp()?;
+		// TODO: use `MovementMigrator::try_debug_home()`
+		// let mut movement_migrator = MovementMigrator::try_debug_home()?;
+		movement_migrator.set_overlays(Overlays::default());
+
+		// Start the migrator so that it's running in the background.
+		// In the future, some migrators may be for already running nodes.
+		let movement_migrator_for_task = movement_migrator.clone();
+		let movement_migrator_task = kestrel::task(async move {
+			movement_migrator_for_task.run().await?;
+			Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
+		});
+
+		tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+
+		kestrel::end!(movement_migrator_task)?;
+
+		// Form the prelude.
+		// todo: this needs to be updated to use the prelude generator
+		let prelude = Prelude::new_empty();
+
+		// Form the migration.
+		let migration_config = MtmaNullConfig::default();
+		let migration = migration_config.build()?;
+
+		// Run the checked migration.
+		let governance = GovernanceCheck::new();
+		checked_migration(&mut movement_migrator, &prelude, &migration, vec![governance]).await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/lib.rs b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4119f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/checks/governance/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod governance;
diff --git a/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/Cargo.toml b/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c0a301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "mtma-migrator-test-governance-criterion"
+version = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+publish = { workspace = true }
+rust-version = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+aptos-rest-client = { workspace = true }
+movement-client = { workspace = true }
+mtma-migrator-test-types = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/src/lib.rs b/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6571032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/migrator/citeria/governance/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+use aptos_rest_client::aptos_api_types;
+use mtma_migrator_test_types::criterion::{
+	Criterion, CriterionError, Criterionish, MovementAptosMigrator, MovementMigrator,
+};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+pub struct GovernanceCheck;
+
+impl GovernanceCheck {
+	pub fn new() -> Self {
+		Self {}
+	}
+
+	pub fn criterion() -> Criterion<Self> {
+		Criterion::new(Self {})
+	}
+}
+
+impl Criterionish for GovernanceCheck {
+	async fn satisfies(
+		&self,
+		_movement_migrator: &MovementMigrator,
+		movement_aptos_migrator: &MovementAptosMigrator,
+	) -> Result<(), CriterionError> {
+		let movement_aptos_rest_client = movement_aptos_migrator
+			.wait_for_rest_client_ready(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+			.await
+			.map_err(|e| CriterionError::Internal(e.into()))?;
+
+		let request = aptos_api_types::ViewRequest {
+			function: aptos_api_types::EntryFunctionId::from_str(
+				"0x1::aptos_governance::get_required_proposer_stake",
+			)
+			.map_err(|e| CriterionError::Internal(e.into()))?,
+			type_arguments: vec![],
+			arguments: vec![],
+		};
+
+		let required_proposer_stake = movement_aptos_rest_client
+			.view(&request, None)
+			.await
+			.map_err(|e| {
+				CriterionError::Internal(
+					format!(
+						"failed to get Aptos required proposer state (request failed): {:?}",
+						e
+					)
+					.into(),
+				)
+			})?
+			.into_inner();
+
+		let required_proposer_stake = required_proposer_stake.get(0).ok_or_else(|| {
+			CriterionError::Internal(
+				"failed to get Aptos required proposer state: response is empty"
+					.to_string()
+					.into(),
+			)
+		})?;
+
+		let required_proposer_stake = required_proposer_stake.as_u64().ok_or_else(|| {
+			CriterionError::Internal(
+				format!(
+					"failed to get Aptos required proposer state: can't convert {:?} into an u64",
+					required_proposer_stake
+				)
+				.into(),
+			)
+		})?;
+
+		assert!(required_proposer_stake > 0);
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}