The New Mexico Independent has this story about the ballot access lawsuit filed last month by the Libertarian and Green Parties against many New Mexico discriminatory election laws. The New Mexico Independent was founded in 2008 and is a daily web newspaper, the New Mexico branch of the Center for Independent Media.
Thanks to GreenPartyWatch for the link.
It fails to recognize the core problem, which is that any state recognition or organization of the nomination processes infringes on the rights of individual citizens to politically associate on ad hoc basis in support of individual candidates for individual offices.
The current system is essentially legalized political racketeering. All the Libertarians and Green Party are asserting is a Equal Protection right to also engage in the corruption.
Simple system: Individual candidates petition to get on the ballot. Political parties, clubs, gangs, etc. may organize to support any candidates and sign the petitions or otherwise support their candidacy.
The State does not recognize parties for purposes of restricting access to the voting booth or other participation in the political process by individual citizens, rights of nomination, branding on ballots, straight tickets, etc. The State may limit campaign spending by political parties just as they limit spending by individuals or PACs.