From: Bsteens@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 11:40 AM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: S7-38-02 17 CFR Part 275 [Release No. IA-2059; File No. S7-38-02] RIN 3235-AI65 I believe that as an owner of a mutual fund, I am entitled to know how my proxy is being voted. I urge the SEC to stand up for investors and for corporate accountability and to vote in favor of the proposed proxy voting rule. Barbara Steensland