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HTML
<body>
<select id="e1">
<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
<option value="bL">bAlabama</option>
<option value="cL">cAlabama</option>
<option value="dL">dAlabama</option>
<option value="eL">eAlabama</option>
<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>
</body>
JavaScript
<script>
$(document).ready(function() { $("#e1").select2(); });
</script>