As Currently Written

II. CURRENT REGIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION

The following geographical areas shall constitute the
current regions of the Association:

1. Pacific – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada.

2. The West – Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and El Paso, Texas.

3. North Central–Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois.

4. Mid-America–Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.

5. East Central–Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and West Virginia

6. South Central–Louisiana and Texas

7. Southeast–Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.

8. Northeast—Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey Vermont, West Virginia, New York, and Connecticut.

9. Mid-Atlantic–Pennsylvania, Delaware, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

Proposed

II. CURRENT REGIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION

The following geographical areas shall constitute the
current regions of the Association:

1. Pacific – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada.

2. The West – Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and El Paso, Texas.

3. North Central–Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois.

4. Mid-America–Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.

5. East Central–Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

6. South Central–Louisiana and Texas

7. Southeast–Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.

8. Northeast—Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey Vermont, West Virginia, New York, and Connecticut.

9. Mid-Atlantic–Pennsylvania, Delaware, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

Rationale:

Clarifies how the regions work now, and why West Virginia is listed in both the Northeast and East Central regions

Update:

Updated at NCA 2021 to remove West Virginia from East Central