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Last month you received an email about enrolling in the Enron PAC. The=20
response has been positive. =20 Thank you to those of you that have already enrolled or made a change to yo= ur=20 current contribution! =20 If you have not had an opportunity to visit the enrollment site, please=20 consider taking a moment to do so. The link to the website is at the end o= f=20 this message. Some of you may have experienced problems launching the site or enrolling.= =20 We apologize for any trouble that you may have had. The enrollment works= =20 best in either Internet Explorer or Netscape. The most frequent problems= =20 were a result of the Lotus Notes web browser that many employees have=20 installed as a default browser. If this is your case, please copy and past= e=20 the link at the end of this message into either Internet Explorer or Netsca= pe. As a reminder - Following is the original message regarding the PAC=20 enrollment: Last year the Enron Political Action Committee (PAC) launched a campaign to= =20 become a "million dollar PAC". Enron employees, who provide all of the=20 funding for the PAC, responded and the Enron PAC reached its objective,=20 becoming one of the largest corporate PACs. This year we face a new=20 challenge. With the sale of EOG, the announced sale of PGE and normal=20 employee turnover, we have lost a significant number of consistent=20 contributors. We are seeking your support. If you are not a member, pleas= e=20 join. If you are a member, we hope you will consider increasing your=20 contribution. The Enron PAC is an essential tool in our effort to promote sound public=20 policy. Our PAC funds support local, state and federal candidates, of both= =20 parties, who support open markets, deregulation and customer choice. Amoun= ts=20 contributed may be used to make political contributions in connection with= =20 federal and state elections and are subject to the limits of the Federal=20 Election Campaign Act. While our PAC has grown thanks to our employee=20 contributions, it still generates just a fraction of the expenditures of=20 those who oppose these ideals. This year, as always, we face challenges and opportunities for every one of= =20 our businesses, including such issues as taxation and regulation of=20 e-commerce, electric industry restructuring, regulation of derivatives,=20 international trade and investment legislation, pipeline safety, local and= =20 state decisions affecting the siting and interconnection of power plants an= d=20 a variety of environmental and tax issues. Enron has a long and successful= =20 track record of supporting and advancing good public policy. That track=20 record depends on access to and regular communication with, decision makers= . =20 The PAC provides that access - - it shows policy makers that real voters ca= re=20 about what they are doing. One of the best things about Enron is that we don=01,t just take things as = they=20 are. We challenge the status quo. We ask why. We change things. The PAC= =20 helps us do that. We need you to help the PAC. Sign up today =01) and ple= ase=20 consider the following contribution guidelines: Manager $500/year Director $750/year Sr. Director/General Manager $1,000/year Vice President $2,500/year Sr. VP/Managing Director $3,500/year Executive Committee $5,000/year All contributions are voluntary and these guidelines are merely suggestions= . =20 You are free to contribute more or less than the guidelines suggested and= =20 Enron will not favor or disadvantage anyone by reason of the amount of thei= r=20 contribution or their decision not to contribute. You may refuse to=20 contribute without fear of reprisal. Only U.S. citizens and resident-aliens living in the U.S. can contribute to= =20 the Enron PAC. Amounts contributed may be used to make contributions in=20 connection with federal and state elections and are subject to the=20 limitations of the Federal Election Campaign Act. The maximum contribution= =20 is $5,000 per year per individual. An individual may not contribute more= =20 than $25,000 to all federal candidates and committees within a calendar=20 year. The law requires that Enron report name, address, employer and=20 occupation for every person who contributes over $200/year. No portion of any contribution is deductible as a charitable contribution f= or=20 federal income tax purposes. Thanks for your support! Sign up now, or revise your current contribution= =20 level by connecting with the PAC intranet site: http://pacmembers.enron.com
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