From: smithsmith99@hotmail.com
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:03 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: FILE NUMBER 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: 

I wish to inform you of my support for the proposed rules regarding proxy 
voting disclosure by mutual funds and investment advisers, File Numbers 
S7-36-02 and S7-38-02. I beleive that in the current business and political 
climate, it is important for the SEC to take meaningful steps to insure 
accountability on the part of both mutual funds and businesses. The mutual 
fund investor should have the basic right to know what voting decisions are 
being made in his or her name. 

I applaud the Commission for requiring that funds and advisers disclose their 
actual votes, in addition to their guidelines and procedures. I disagree with 
those who say that mutual fund investors do not want to review their funds' 
voting records, and will not use this information to inform their investment 
decisions. Voting guidelines provide valuable information, but voting records 
will provide true accountability. 

Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed rules, and for 
taking these important steps toward restoring investor confidence. 

Sincerely, 

Dave Rudolph