Art, that sounds less like a caucus and more like a primary.
I had always thought that the word "caucus" came from the Latin (it sounds Latin), but apparently not. One theory holds that it comes from an ancient Greek word for "drinking cup," implying sitting about at a symposium and discussing things political. Another says it's a North American Indian (probably Algonquin) word for a person or group who pushes for or advocates a particular position or idea (many eastern Native Americans tribes, it seems, had remarkably democratic systems of government). Be that as it may, Webster's defines a caucus as
A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a political party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding measures of party policy.
A caucus—by definition—is supposed to involve discussion, not just marking a ballot and sticking it into a box. That is a primary election.
Maybe the New Mexico Democratic Party needs to check a good dictionary. As, apparently, should the political parties in a number of states!
Maybe you need to get a few like-minded people together and all go yell at somebody.
Don Firth
P. S. I just watch "Sick-o" (got it on NetFlix) a few evenings ago, and that great philosopher, Michael Moore (!) makes the point that the reason France has an excellent government-supported national health system—excellent care, no doctor or hospital bills, and doctors make house calls—is because the people demanded it, and because elected officials are basically afraid of the voters.
Like him or not, Moore makes a lot of sense.
For anything you feel needs changing, locally is a good place to start. Visit the appropriate elected official, look him or her straight in the eye and tell them what you want. Nose to nose if need be. Make him or her a little bit afraid of you.