Kilotest: Violations of role invalid issue for Open Secrets page

Basics

About the Open Secrets page

• URL: https://www.opensecrets.org/
• Tested 13 days ago by job 79l on 2026-05-19 at 14:37

About the role invalid 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 tools (Accessibility Checker + Axe)
• 27 violators were reported

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the role invalid issue.

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• Element 0

  • XPath: /html
  • Tag name: HTML
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 2242

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/di...
  • Tag name: DI...
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1703

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]
  • Tag name: LI
  • 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." … The Economist
  • Reported by Axe
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1784

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[10]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "A trove of data." … Erin Burnett
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1810

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[12]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "Absolutely indispensable." … Sean Trende
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1715

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "Simply invaluable. If journalists are supposed to dig, then OpenSecrets.org is the sharpest shovel out there." … Dan Stone
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1735

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[4]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "Absolutely indispensable." … Sean Trende
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1745

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[5]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "The nation's top money-in-politics research organization." … Julian Brookes
  • Reported by Axe
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1751

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[6]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "OpenSecrets will provide a one stop shop for granular campaign finance data which will help foster well-informed citizens. OpenSecrets will also be invaluable for academics in the fields of election law and political science." … Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
  • Reported by Axe
  • Take me there
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• Element 1761

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[7]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "A lot of people, campaigns and the news media included, put their faith in a website called OpenSecrets.org ... The site has become the authority in the increasingly murky world of campaign finances, especially the outside, secret money." … Dan Rather
  • Reported by Axe
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1768

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[8]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: "Indispensable." … Deroy Murdock
  • Reported by Axe
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1778

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[9]
  • Tag name: LI
  • 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." … The Economist
  • Reported by Axe
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1048

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[9]
  • Tag name: LI
  • Text: Who's lobbying to influence policy? … Uncover lobbying efforts
  • Reported by Axe
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• Element 1181

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[1]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Dark Money | May 13, 2026 … The same dark money groups keep turning up in redistricting fights
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1208

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[10]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Campaign finance | May 05, 2026 … The State of Disclosure: A conversation with Tennessee’s executive director of ethics and campaign finance
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
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• Element 1211

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[11]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Finance | May 18, 2026 … Uber poured millions into political spending to back ‘No Tax on Tips’
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1214

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[12]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: FEC Complaint | May 15, 2026 … Georgia Senate candidate reports $50M self-loan; FEC issues warning letter
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
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• Element 1217

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[13]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Dark Money | May 13, 2026 … The same dark money groups keep turning up in redistricting fights
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1220

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[14]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Ballot Measure | May 12, 2026 … Healthcare union and tech titans pour millions into battle over California’s billionaire tax proposal
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1184

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[2]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Ballot Measure | May 12, 2026 … Healthcare union and tech titans pour millions into battle over California’s billionaire tax proposal
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1187

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[3]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Influence & Lobbying | May 06, 2026 … Drug companies involved in TrumpRx boosted lobbying by 23% ahead of program’s launch
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1190

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[4]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Campaign finance | May 05, 2026 … The State of Disclosure: A conversation with Tennessee’s executive director of ethics and campaign finance
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1193

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[5]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Finance | May 18, 2026 … Uber poured millions into political spending to back ‘No Tax on Tips’
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1196

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[6]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: FEC Complaint | May 15, 2026 … Georgia Senate candidate reports $50M self-loan; FEC issues warning letter
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1199

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[7]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Dark Money | May 13, 2026 … The same dark money groups keep turning up in redistricting fights
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1202

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[8]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Ballot Measure | May 12, 2026 … Healthcare union and tech titans pour millions into battle over California’s billionaire tax proposal
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1205

  • XPath: /html/body/div[4]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/a[9]
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Influence & Lobbying | May 06, 2026 … Drug companies involved in TrumpRx boosted lobbying by 23% ahead of program’s launch
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • What diagnoses were reported?