Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form Constraint Validation: Test Browser Checks and Server Rules Separately
An athletic hall of fame nomination form constraint validation audit examines every HTML constraint rule on a school nomination form—verifying that checkValidity() and reportValidity() behave as expected for each field, that ValidityState flags correctly identify which constraint has failed, that setCustomValidity() custom errors clear when the empty string is passed, and that the submission path the form’s code uses determines whether any browser validation runs at all. The constraint validation system is documented in the MDN Constraint Validation guide, which also establishes what the system cannot do: it is not a security layer, it does not prove nomination eligibility, and it does not replace server-side rules that the server must enforce independently. The HTMLFormElement.requestSubmit() reference documents how requestSubmit() differs from form.submit() in its relationship to browser validation. This guide gives nomination coordinators, athletic directors, and school IT reviewers the test steps, decision table, and checklist to verify browser and server validation separately—so that an incomplete or ineligible nomination does not silently enter the selection committee’s review workflow.
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