Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 516 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: hello@fairvote.org
• Start tag: <a href="mailto:hello@fairvote.org" aria-label="mailto hello@fairvote.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[3]/footer[1]/section[2]/div[1]/div[3]/p[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 946, y = 1527, width = 121, height = 14
• Reported by Pour + Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 516 of the Fair Vote contact page.

1. Links opening a new window should say so

   Rule engine: Pour (David Yarham and Geoffrey Crofte)

   Rule: new-window-link

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt