Kilotest: Diagnoses of region not named violation by HTML element 1148 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 get help surveying the parts of the page
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa)
• Violations: 7
• Violators: 7

About the violator

• Tag name: DIV
• Text: 2026 Election | September 29, 2026 … Despite $18 million push, DeSantis-backed property tax amendment faces uphill battle
• Start tag: <div id="carousel_news" class="splide splide--loop splide--ltr splide--draggable is-active is-overflow is-initialized" role="region" aria-roledescription="carousel">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]
• Bounding box: x = 310, y = 2074, width = 1300, height = 494
• Reported by Accessibility Checker

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the region not named issue for HTML element 1148 of the Open Secrets page.

1. Element with "region" role does not have a label

   Rule engine: Accessibility Checker (IBM)

   Rule: aria_region_labelled