$("#ctl00_m_g_98b27f90_2d47_4399_9f55_39944c5c3d72_ctl00_ctl04_ctl23_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_DropDownChoice option[value='Validating']")
Is a jQuery object, which is always a truthy value (even if nothing's selected). Therefore, the first if
statement is always executed.
Instead, use $('blah').length
to determine if anything was selected.
Though holy cow, find a better way to identify your DOM.