jquery - validating the form is not working -

my form validation not firing...if try submit form without entering should validate in case accept form.

<script src="scripts/jquery-1.4.4.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="scripts/jquery.validate.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>  <script>     $(document).ready(function () {         $("#register").click(function (event) {             // validate comment form when submitted               // validate signup form on keyup , submit             $("#form1").validate({                 rules: {                     firstname: "required",                     lastname: "required",                     //city: "required",                     state: "required",                     country: "required"                 },                 messages: {                     firstname: "please enter firstname",                     lastname: "please enter lastname",                     //city: "please enter valid email address",                     country: "please select country"                 }             });             $("#form1").validate({                 submithandler: postdata             });               function postdata() {                  $.ajax(url, { id: '1' },                        function (data, textstatus) {                            //alert(textstatus);                        });             }          });     }); </script> <div id="content-main">     <div class="main-inner">         <form id="form1" class="tooltip hascorners" name="form1" action="http://site.com/"         onsubmit="return false;" method="post">         <fieldset>             <div class="fontweight7">                 <input type="radio" value="1" name="pledge_level" class="required">                 <p class="radiotext">                     iam on vacation.</p>                 <label for="level1" class="error">                     please select</label>             </div>             <p class="required-msg">                 fields below required</p>             <div class="subcolumns paragraph">                 <div class="lefty">                     <div class="fontweight7">                         <label for="first_name">                             first name:</label>                         <input id="first_name" class="text hascorners required" name="first_name" type="text"                             maxlength="200" value="">                         <label for="level1" class="error">                             please enter name!</label>                     </div>                 </div>                 <div class="cdc-left">                     <div class="fontweight7">                         <label for="last_initial">                             last initial:</label>                         <input id="last_initial" class="text hascorners required" name="last_initial" type="text"                             maxlength="200" value="">                         <label for="level2" class="error">                             please enter last initial!</label>                     </div>                    <rest of code here .... >                 </div>             </div>  <input id="register"   name="register" value="submit form"                                     type="submit"> 

the .validate should done once document ready, not on click of button. take out there.

e.g.

$(document).ready(function () {     $("#form1").validate({             rules: {                 firstname: "required",                 lastname: "required",                 //city: "required",                 state: "required",                 country: "required"             },             messages: {                 firstname: "please enter firstname",                 lastname: "please enter lastname",                 //city: "please enter valid email address",                 country: "please select country"             },             submithandler: postdata         });     }); });  function postdata() {     $.ajax(url,            { id: '1' },            function (data, textstatus) {                //alert(textstatus);            }); } 

hths,
charles