One woman pled guilty in relation to the California primary election.

What we found

Supports. The Orange County DA press release (Oct 15, 2026) reports Laura Lee Yourex pled guilty to one misdemeanor count for illegally registering her dog to vote and casting ballots in the 2021 recall and 2022 primary elections.[1]

Supports. Westside Current (June 8, 2026) reports Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong pleaded guilty to a federal count of paying another person to register to vote while working as a paid petition circulator for California ballot measures, with Skid Row signature gathering at issue.[2][3]

Context. The Armstrong plea is about petition signature collection for ballot initiatives, not the June 2026 primary election itself; no source ties a guilty plea directly to the 2026 primary, which is the event the post refers to.[2][4]

Context. The Skid Row petition-fraud indictment of James Brass (Sept 2026) involves a company owner and an arrest, but the sources report only not-guilty pleas for him and do not contradict the post's account of a guilty plea by one woman.[4][5]

Sources

5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated

1. 1DA Letterhead - DISTRICT ATTORNEYocdistrictattorney.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
2. 2Skid Row Voter Fraud Case Ends in Guilty Plea Over $2 ...westsidecurrent.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
3. 3Woman accused of paying homeless people on LA's Skid Row to register to vote reaches plea agreementnbclosangeles.com · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4California’s Ballot Petition Racket Just Got Caughtcapoliticalreview.com · not rated · cited for: context
5. 5direct democracy Archiveselectionlawblog.org · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• Badlands Media · Sep 16, 2026“That woman, one woman, pled guilty, and, uh, and then a week later, another guy, the the owner of the company that was doing the signatures, he gets, uh, arrested at 5 a.m.”Post →

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