From: Paul Michniowski [pmichniowski@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 3:16 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Petition for Rulemaking (SEC File No. 4-461)

Support honest corporate elections.  The current system of one party proxies
is like in communist dictatorships and is a total farce!
Directors truely elected by shareholders would be more economically
efficient and better represent investor interests boosting investor
confidence.