Kilotest: Diagnoses of parent invalid violation by HTML element 1154 on Open Secrets page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.opensecrets.org/
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 19:57 by job 261007T1941-pfb
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 2429
  • Violators: 1331
  • Issues: 75
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot properly operate an item
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.1
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Html Checker API)
• Violations: 32
• Violators: 32

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Ballot Measure | September 25, 2026 … Despite $18 million push, DeSantis-backed property tax amendment faces uphill battle
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/despite-18-million-push-desantis-backed-property-tax-amendment-faces-uphill-battle/" class="splide__slide splide__slide--clone" style="background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 27.86%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)) center center / cover, linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 100%), url(&quot;https://cdn1.opensecrets.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/25123258/GettyImages-2293087039.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone02" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="4 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[2]
• Bounding box: x = -1712, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
• Reported by Html Checker API

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the parent invalid issue for HTML element 1154 of the Open Secrets page.

1. Element a not allowed as child of element ul in this context. (Suppressing further errors from this subtree.)

   Rule engine: Html Checker API (World Wide Web Consortium)