From: AhgTks@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 12:36 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S7-14-03 Comment -- Rules on Election of Board of Directors

I am submitting my comment on the SEC rules related to who is qualified to 
participate in the election of corporate boards of directors.  After all the 
corporate scandals and losses incurred by small investors like myself, a 
critical step toward reestablishing the integrity of the markets would be the 
revision of SEC proxy voting rules to allow ALL shareholders to participate 
in the nomination and election process of corporate boards of directors.  Input 
on issues such as the salaries paid to directors and corporate officers must be 
evaluated by a broader base of shareholders to avoid future corporate meltdowns 
such as those we have been seeing in the news the last year or two.