I'm trying to use jQuery required validation with a SharePoint 2010 DateTimeControl, but I'm not seeing any type of response when I click submit and leave my control blank. Can you use jQuery validation with this control? If so, can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

2. <div id="preopForm">
3. <fieldset class="form">
4. 
   
5.            ...
7. 
   
8. <div class="row">
9. <label class="label">Presentation Date</label>
10. <SharePoint:DateTimeControl ID="preopDate" runat="server" DateOnly="true" />
11. </div>
13.       ...
14. 
    

2. $("#preopForm").validate({
3. rules: {
4. '#<%=preopDate.ClientID %>': {
5. required: true
6. }
7. },
8. messages: {
9. '#<%=preopDate.ClientID %>': {
10. required: "*"
11. }
12. }
13. });