function insertStates (theSel) {
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('CA', 'CA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AL','AL');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AK','AK');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AS','AS');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AZ','AZ');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AR','AR');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('CO','CO');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('CT','CT');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('DE','DE');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('DC','DC');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('FM','FM');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('FL','FL');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('GA','GA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('GU','GU');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('HI','HI');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('ID','ID');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('IL','IL');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('IN','IN');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('IA','IA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('KS','KS');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('KY','KY');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('LA','LA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('ME','ME');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MH','MH');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MD','MD');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MA','MA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MI','MI');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MN','MN');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MS','MS');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MO','MO');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MT','MT');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NE','NE');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NV','NV');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NH','NH');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NJ','NJ');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NM','NM');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NY','NY');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('NC','NC');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('ND','ND');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('MP','MP');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('OH','OH');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('OK','OK');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('OR','OR');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('PW','PW');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('PA','PA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('PR','PR');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('RI','RI');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('SC','SC');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('SD','SD');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('TN','TN');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('TX','TX');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('UT','UT');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('VT','VT');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('VI','VI');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('VA','VA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('WA','WA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('WV','WV');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('WI','WI');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('WY','WY');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AE','AE');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AA','AA');
  theSel.options[theSel.options.length] = new Option('AP','AP');
}