Kilotest: Diagnoses of role invalid violation by HTML element 1175 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 on the nature of an item
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• Reported by 2 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe)
• Violations: 20
• Violators: 18

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: 2026 Election | September 23, 2026 … The State of Disclosure: A conversation with Rhode Island’s top campaign finance officials
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/the-state-of-disclosure-a-conversation-with-rhode-islands-top-campaign-finance-officials/" class="splide__slide" 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/2026/09/23153325/YouTube-Thumbnail-Campaign-Finance-Disclosure-RI.png&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide05" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="5 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[9]
• Bounding box: x = 3006, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
• Reported by Accessibility Checker

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the role invalid issue for HTML element 1175 of the Open Secrets page.

1. The ARIA role 'tabpanel' is not valid for the element <a>

   Rule engine: Accessibility Checker (IBM)

   Rule: aria_role_valid