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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The petition to try to create a vote of the people on city funding for a new Kansas City Royals\u2019 stadium has been deemed valid.<\/p>\n
City Clerk Marilyn Sanders confirmed the news with FOX4 on Monday. She said the number of signatures needed for a valid petition was 2,068. Sanders said the number of valid signatures received was 3,776.<\/p>\n
Manhunt continues for Kansas City fugitive Oscar Sanchez-Munoz <\/a><\/p>\n Missouri Workers Power had not said anything about this early Tuesday afternoon. They\u2019re an affiliate of the Missouri Workers Center, better known as Stand Up KC, on the west side of the state.<\/p>\n In a letter sent to Mayor Quinton Lucas and the other twelve city council members Tuesday, Missouri Workers Power threatened legal action against the city if it issues bonds for the new Royals\u2019 stadium before there\u2019s a public vote.<\/p>\n Tuesday, June 9th, City Clerk Marilyn Sanders told FOX4 that if the petition was deemed valid, it\u2019d then move on to the City Council, and that 13-member body would have 60 days to act.<\/p>\n Missouri Workers Power agreed with that. Our question for the city on June 23 was whether that body could strike down the plan, so voters would not be able to vote on the measure.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder the City Charter, it would ultimately be up to the City Council to make that determination,\u201d City Spokeswoman Lane Johnson said to FOX4 Tuesday, June 23.<\/p>\n In a news release the same day, Missouri Workers Power said that their letter made two key arguments.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 60-day window for the City Council to act on the petition runs in calendar days \u2014 not business days, and that any action taken in the interim to issue bonds or otherwise advance the stadium project without a public vote would constitute an effort to frustrate the right to initiative petition guaranteed to Kansas City residents,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n One group upset with what they\u2019re doing is the Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish that they would tone down the negative rhetoric because it\u2019s not all bad,\u201d Building & Trades Business Manager Ralph Oropeza said of Missouri Workers Power in an interview with FOX4 on June 10.<\/p>\n Oropeza said that the tens of thousands of people that belong to the entity he\u2019s in charge of make a living on building structures.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is how our people generate middle-class wealth for them to be able to retire and be able to have dignity when they reach that retirement age,\u201d he continued that day.<\/p>\n There is still debate about whether a public vote would actually impact the Royals\u2019 plans for a new stadium, though. Lucas said on June 9\u00a0that the Royals deal is expected to be largely done before a vote would take place. That day, he said the effort from Missouri Workers Power is more likely to impact the potential expansion CPKC Stadium more than it would a new Royals\u2019 stadium.<\/p>\n The Royals would not comment on the Missouri Workers Power initiative moving forward Tuesday.<\/p>\n Missouri Workers Power sent a letter to the mayor, city council, city clerk and their aides on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The group claims in the letter that any attempt to pass Royals stadium bonds before the citizens\u2019 ballot initiative goes to a vote would be an unlawful effort to preempt the public\u2019s right to vote.<\/p>\n You can read the full letter below.<\/p>\n Mo Workers Powers \u2013 KC Stadium IP \u2013 letter to Council and Mayor.docx<\/a>Download<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n