--- location.module.orig	2011-02-05 03:58:59.000000000 +0100
+++ location.module	2011-02-05 03:56:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ function location_locationapi(&$obj, $op
             '#type' => 'textfield',
             '#title' => t('State/Province'),
             '#autocomplete_path' => 'location/autocomplete/'. $country,
-            '#default_value' => variable_get('location_use_province_abbreviation', 1) ? $obj : location_province_name($country, $obj),
+            // Abbreviation handling seems to be broken or incomplete. 05/02/2011 smk
+            '#default_value' => $obj, //variable_get('location_use_province_abbreviation', 1) ? $obj : location_province_name($country, $obj),
             '#size' => 64,
             '#maxlength' => 64,
             '#description' => NULL,