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HTML
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.8.1/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<form id="myform">
<div class="dropdown">
<select id="day" class="styled required" name="day">
<option value="">--</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
<select id="month" class="styled required" name="month">
<option value="">--</option>
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="dropdown">
<select id="year" class="styled required" name="year">
<option value="">--</option>
<option value="1993">1993</option>
<option value="1992">1992</option>
<option value="1991">1991</option>
<option value="1990">1990</option>
</select>
</div>
<button>Submit</button>
</form>
JavaScript
$('button').click(function(){
$('#myform').valid();
return false;
});