A group hoping to bring open primaries to New York City is taking the city clerk and the city's Board of Elections to court after they thwarted the group’s effort to bring the issue to voters. But the city clerk invalidated the group’s petitions based on a review conducted by the Board of Elections. Vincent Ignizio, the deputy executive director and spokesperson of the New York City Board of Elections, declined to comment citing pending litigation. The city clerk did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The city Board of Elections includes 10 commissioners who are picked by the Democratic and Republican Party leaders of each borough.