Elections | Circular Head Council

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Council Meetings | Circular Head Council

Council | Circular Head Council

Agendas and Minutes | Circular Head Council

Employment | Circular Head Council

Visit | Circular Head Council

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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March 2025

February 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Elections \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/elections	14
Council Matters \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/news/council-matters	14
Forms \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/home/forms	14
News \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/news	14
Council Meetings \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/councilmeetings	14
Council \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/council	14
Agendas and Minutes \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/agendas	14
Employment \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/employment	14
Council \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council	14
Visit \| Circular Head Councilwww.circularhead.tas.gov.au/council-services/visit	14

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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