Kilotest: Diagnoses of visible label not in name violation by HTML element 1166 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 choosing a form control to operate
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 2.5.3
• Reported by 2 rule engines (QualWeb + SureA11y)
• Violations: 38
• Violators: 36

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: 2026 Election | September 30, 2026 … Kalshi leads prediction markets’ $3 million effort to fight off state regulations
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/kalshi-leads-prediction-markets-3-million-effort-to-fight-off-state-regulations/" class="splide__slide is-visible is-next" 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/2026/09/30125026/GettyImages-2260402822.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide02" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 6">
• XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[6]
• Bounding box: x = 984, y = 2074, width = 626, height = 392
• Reported by QualWeb + SureA11y

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the visible label not in name issue for HTML element 1166 of the Open Secrets page.

1. [failed] The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.

   Rule engine: QualWeb (University of Lisbon)

   Rule: QW-ACT-R30

2. a[role="tabpanel"]: visible label "2026 Election | September 30, 2026 Kalshi leads prediction markets’ $3 millio..." (from self) is not included in the accessible name (from aria-label).

   Rule engine: SureA11y (Jorge Rumoroso)

   Rule: label-in-name