Kilotest: Violations of landmarks not distinctly named 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: User cannot get help on how some of the page is organized
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.6
• Reported by 2 rule engines (Axe + Pour)
• Violations: 4
• Violators: 3

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the landmarks not distinctly named issue.

• Element 1680

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: "Websites such as OpenSecrets.org publish a torrent of data showing how much American companies, industries and interest groups spend on lobbying and electioneering. The trend is relentlessly upward." … Sean Trende
  • Start tag: <div id="carousel_testimonial" 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[10]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 310, y = 7017, width = 1300, height = 401
  • Reported by Pour
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 927

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: What’s the latest news? … Explore contributions
  • Start tag: <div id="carousel_quick_links" 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[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 310, y = 1072, width = 1300, height = 566
  • Reported by Axe + Pour
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1148

  • 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 Pour
  • What diagnoses were reported?