Voters soundly rejected Question 1 at the polls on Tuesday, turning back an effort by the Royals to build a downtown stadium. The proposal would have extended for 40 years the 3/8 cent sales tax currently used to pay for renovations to the Truman Sports Complex that was set to expire in 2031, in order to fund a $1 billion ballpark at the site of the Kansas City Star printing press across from T-Mobile center, and renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
In unofficial results to the Jackson County Election Board, the “No” vote with 58 percent of the vote, to just 42 percent for “Yes”.