In a word, you can’t form an LLC without the Articles of Organization. LLC state registration is about the registration of this document. The thing is that some states use other names for the LLC statute, yet, it doesn’t change the sense and function of the document.  Thus, in Alabama, Delaware, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Texas, and Washington, they call it a Certificate of Formation. Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Utah, the term Certificate of Organization is used.