NDUS Office Staff | North Dakota University System

Public Records | North Dakota University System

Campuses and Degree Options | North Dakota University System

Board Members | North Dakota University System

Open Educational Resources | North Dakota University System

2021-2026 Strategic Plan | North Dakota University System

Employees | North Dakota University System

Academic Life | North Dakota University System

Student Services | North Dakota University System

NDUS Procedures | North Dakota University System

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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	Title / URL	Issues
	NDUS Office Staff \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/ndus-overview/ndus-office-staff	2
	Public Records \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/employees/public-records	1
	Campuses and Degree Options \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/students/campuses-and-degree-options	1
	Board Members \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/sbhe-overview/board-members-2	1
	Open Educational Resources \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/oer	1
	2021-2026 Strategic Plan \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/sbhe-overview/strategic-plan	1
	Employees \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/employees	1
	Academic Life \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/students/academic-life	1
	Student Services \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/students/student-services-overview	1
	NDUS Procedures \| North Dakota University Systemndus.edu/sbhe-overview/ndus-procedures	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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