EX-99.77C VOTES 4 item77c.txt VOTES Response to Item 77C Special Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Rhode Island Municipal Income Fund (the "Fund") The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on August 12, 2011 to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") to convert shares of the Fund into corresponding shares of Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (the "National Fund"). The Plan provides for the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Fund to the National Fund in exchange for corresponding shares of the National Fund. The following action was taken by the shareholders: Number of Shares For Against Abstain__ 2,130,881 127,011 19,400