According to Article VIII, Section 2 of the MBNA Bylaws
Trustees shall take office when installed at the Annual Meeting of this Association, and shall hold office in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws. Trustees, upon election and installation at the annual meeting, shall immediately enter upon the performance of their duties and shall continue in office for a term of two years and until their successors shall be duly elected. Trustees from even numbered Districts shall be elected in even numbered years; those from odd numbered Districts shall be elected in odd numbered years.
ARTICLE X
There shall be established the following Districts:
District 1 – Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan (territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon)
District 2 – Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
District 3 – Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia
District 4 – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (territories: Puerto Rico, Guam)
District 5 – Michigan, Ohio, Mexico, Countries outside of North America
District 6 – Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
District 7 – Illinois, Indiana
District 8 – Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin
District 9 – Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma
District 10 – Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming