Kilotest: Violations of focus indication improvable 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
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Keyboard-only user cannot easily choose an item to operate
• Priority: low
• Related WCAG standard: 2.4.7
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 14
• Violators: 14

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the focus indication improvable issue.

• Element 1151

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 2026 Election | September 29, 2026 … Redboxing: The loophole that lets campaigns tell super PACs exactly what to do
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/redboxing-the-loophole-that-lets-campaigns-tell-super-pacs-exactly-what-to-do/" 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/2026/09/29164509/Redbox-example.png&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone01" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -2386, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1178

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Politicians & Elections | September 23, 2026 … The $3 checkbox nobody checks: How a Watergate-era reform became ‘irrelevant’
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/the-3-checkbox-nobody-checks-how-a-watergate-era-reform-became-irrelevant/" 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/2026/09/23114541/GettyImages-2267050586.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide06" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="6 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
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  • Bounding box: x = 3680, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 1181

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Press Releases | October 01, 2026 … OpenSecrets launches new dashboard bringing state and federal data under one roof
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/10/opensecrets-launches-new-dashboard-bringing-state-and-federal-data-under-one-roof/" class="splide__slide splide__slide--clone is-active" 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/2026/03/11160654/OS-logo-image-for-press-release.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone05" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="1 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[11]
  • Bounding box: x = 4354, y = 2074, width = 626, height = 392
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1184

  • 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 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/2026/09/30125026/GettyImages-2260402822.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone06" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[12]
  • Bounding box: x = 5028, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1187

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 2026 Election | September 29, 2026 … Redboxing: The loophole that lets campaigns tell super PACs exactly what to do
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/redboxing-the-loophole-that-lets-campaigns-tell-super-pacs-exactly-what-to-do/" 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/2026/09/29164509/Redbox-example.png&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone07" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[13]
  • Bounding box: x = 5702, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1190

  • 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-clone08" 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[14]
  • Bounding box: x = 6376, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1154

  • 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 Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1157

  • 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 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/2026/09/23153325/YouTube-Thumbnail-Campaign-Finance-Disclosure-RI.png&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone03" 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[3]
  • Bounding box: x = -1038, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1160

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Politicians & Elections | September 23, 2026 … The $3 checkbox nobody checks: How a Watergate-era reform became ‘irrelevant’
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/the-3-checkbox-nobody-checks-how-a-watergate-era-reform-became-irrelevant/" class="splide__slide splide__slide--clone is-prev" 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/2026/09/23114541/GettyImages-2267050586.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-clone04" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="6 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[4]
  • Bounding box: x = -364, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1163

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Press Releases | October 01, 2026 … OpenSecrets launches new dashboard bringing state and federal data under one roof
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/10/opensecrets-launches-new-dashboard-bringing-state-and-federal-data-under-one-roof/" class="splide__slide is-active is-visible" 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/2026/03/11160654/OS-logo-image-for-press-release.jpg&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide01" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="1 of 6">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[5]
  • Bounding box: x = 310, y = 2074, width = 626, height = 392
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1166

  • 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 Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1169

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 2026 Election | September 29, 2026 … Redboxing: The loophole that lets campaigns tell super PACs exactly what to do
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/09/redboxing-the-loophole-that-lets-campaigns-tell-super-pacs-exactly-what-to-do/" 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/2026/09/29164509/Redbox-example.png&quot;); margin-right: 3rem; width: calc(50% - 1.5rem);" id="carousel_news-slide03" role="tabpanel" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 6" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[7]
  • Bounding box: x = 1658, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1172

  • 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" 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-slide04" 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[8]
  • Bounding box: x = 2332, y = 2094, width = 626, height = 352
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1175

  • 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 Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?