[jQuery] VALIDATION not validating when submit button clicked....

[Miket3]

Here is my handler:

   submitHandler: function(form) {
     alert('I CANT GET THIS TO TRIGGER');
  },


Here is my button:

<input class="submit" type="submit" id="register" value="Register">

How do i trigger a validate when the submit button is clicked?

All of my validations work while I am working with the form but the
button does zilch.