From: Harvey Leff [hsleff@csupomona.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:46 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02 Re: File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609 Dear Secretary Katz: We are writing to voice our strong support for the Security and Exchange Commission's recently proposed rules (File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02) regarding proxy voting guidelines and vote disclosure by mutual funds and investment advisers. It is only fair for us to know how the institutions managing our money are voting proxies in our behalf. We strongly believe that a record of proxy votes and voting guidelines should be disclosed on (i) mutual fund, (ii) investment advisers', and (iii) SEC web sites. Full disclosure of proxy voting, already done by some socially responsible investment funds, is essential to protect the interests of individual shareholders like us. Thank you. Sincerely, Harvey & Ellen Leff 538 E. Bishop Place Claremont, CA 91711 hsleff@csupomona.edu e.leff@verizon.net