From: brock5309@aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:34 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S7-36-02



Dear SEC Secretary,

I am writing in support of the SEC's proposed rule to require mutual fund 
companies to disclose how they vote on corporate proxy resolutions.  The 
wave of corporate scandals provides ample evidence that corporations need 
greater accountability.  It is estimated that mutual funds account for 
20 percent of proxy votes at corporate shareholder meetings.  In the absence 
of public disclosure of proxy policies and proxy voting records, there is no 
way for me to know whether the manager of my mutual fund is voting on issues 
related to executive pay, board make-up and independence, and other issues that 
matter to me.  I want potential conflicts of interest exposed.  I want to know 
what principles will guide the mutual fund in determining how it votes in 
corporate proxy contests. 

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.


Jim Brockman

5309 S. Ashland Ave.

Countryside, IL 
60525