Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 221 on Fair Vote contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://fairvote.org/get-involved/contact-us/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:16 by job 261007T2112-oje
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 409
  • Violators: 246
  • Issues: 48
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• Reported by 3 rule engines (ASLint + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 31
• Violators: 21

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Volunteer
• Start tag: <a href="https://fairvoteaction.org/get-involved/state_based_rcv_groups/" class="external-link" aria-label="Volunteer" data-v-6af95c07="" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[5]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
• Bounding box: [not obtained]
• Reported by Testaro

Take me there

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 221 of the Fair Vote contact page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt