Making an Illustrator file that is editable in Acrobat Pro

I have an Illustrator map of the USA in which the states are all separate outlines. I would like to make a PDF where the colors of the states could be edited in Acrobat Pro.
Is this possible?
thanks in advance

> Is this possible?
Yes.
1. Determine the number of colors you want to use. (I believe I read in a statistics textbook that adjacent same colors can be avoided in any map using only four colors.)
2. Draw the map. Each state is separate closed path (or compound path).
All states are on one layer. Fill all the states the same color.
3. Duplicate the layer. Change the color of all states on that layer.
4. Repeat step 3 for each color.
5. Select all, Release to Layers (Sequence).
6. Export the PDF, preserving Layers.
7. In AcrobatPro, set the initial view to Page and Layers Panel.
8. In Reader, (7 or newer, I believe) the users can turn on/off visibility of the Layers.
JET

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