▁design ing ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁vir al ▁campaign ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁For r ester ▁Research ▁with ▁its ▁Gr ound sw ell ▁Award ▁for ▁Social ▁Imp act . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ' s ▁political ▁reform ▁work ▁has ▁included ▁end ors ing ▁the ▁successful ▁California ▁Proposition ▁ 1 1 ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁red istrict ing ▁ball ot ▁initi ative , ▁partner ing ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁vot er ▁assistance ▁hot line ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁thre ats ▁to ▁jud icial ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁rising ▁sums ▁being ▁raised ▁and ▁spent ▁in ▁jud icial ▁elections , ▁supporting ▁public ▁campaign ▁finan cing ▁initi atives ▁in ▁states ▁like ▁Maryland , ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁offering ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁Cong r essional ▁reform . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ' s ▁energy ▁and ▁environment ▁program ▁includes ▁helping ▁make ▁the ▁smart ▁grid ▁a ▁reality ▁and ▁prom oting ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁energy ▁reform ▁through ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁national ▁sym pos ium ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁and ▁publications . ▁ ▁The ▁Reform ▁Institute ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Executive ▁Director ▁Cec ilia ▁I . ▁Mart ine z . ▁Its ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁is ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Paul ▁Bat eman ▁of ▁the ▁Klein ▁& ▁S aks ▁Group ▁and ▁includes ▁Charles ▁Kol b ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁Lawrence ▁He bert ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group ▁and ▁political ▁consult ant ▁Pam ▁P ry or . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ' s