Kilotest: Violations of control child of link or button issue for 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 reliably choose an item to click or tap
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 2.5.5
• Reported by 4 rule engines (Html Checker API + Pour + SureA11y + Testaro)
• Violations: 40
• Violators: 20

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the control child of link or button issue.

• Element 936

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Read our original journalism
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -2071, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1035

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: See election trends
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[10]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1973, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1046

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Read our original journalism
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[11]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2423, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1057

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[12]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2872, y = 1458, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1068

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Start learning
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[13]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 3321, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1079

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Uncover lobbying efforts
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[14]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 3771, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1090

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: See election trends
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[15]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 4220, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1101

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Read our original journalism
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[16]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 4669, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1112

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[17]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 5119, y = 1458, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 947

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -1621, y = 1458, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 958

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Start learning
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -1172, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 969

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Uncover lobbying efforts
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[4]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -723, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 980

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: See election trends
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[5]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -273, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 991

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Read our original journalism
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[6]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 176, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1001

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <a href="candidates-officeholders" class="splide__slide__cta dc-text-label-r-bold">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[7]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 382, y = 1458, width = 289, height = 38
  • Reported by Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1002

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[7]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 625, y = 1458, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1012

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Start learning
  • Start tag: <a href="resources/learn" class="splide__slide__cta dc-text-label-r-bold">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[8]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 831, y = 1442, width = 289, height = 38
  • Reported by Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1013

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Start learning
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[8]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1075, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1023

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Uncover lobbying efforts
  • Start tag: <a href="federal-lobbying" class="splide__slide__cta dc-text-label-r-bold">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[9]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1281, y = 1442, width = 289, height = 38
  • Reported by Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1024

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Uncover lobbying efforts
  • Start tag: <button name="" type="button" class="dc-btn dc-btn__small-icon-only dc-btn--light dc-btn--borderless">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[9]/div[1]/a[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1524, y = 1442, width = 46, height = 38
  • Reported by Html Checker API + Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?