▁County ▁Committee ". ▁The ▁chair ▁of ▁each ▁county ▁committee ▁is ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁in ▁that ▁county . ▁New ▁York ▁also ▁has ▁ 1 5 0 ▁Assembly ▁districts . ▁Republic ans ▁elect ▁one ▁male ▁and ▁one ▁female ▁leader ▁in ▁each ▁district . ▁The ▁district ▁leaders ▁form ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁county ▁committee . ▁The ▁chair ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁seek ▁new ▁party ▁members ; ▁control ▁local ▁fin ances ; ▁find ▁candidates ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁public ▁office ▁and ▁choose ▁the ▁nom ine e ▁( unless ▁both ▁candidates ▁have ▁pet ition ed ▁enough ▁sign atures ▁to ▁trigger ▁a ▁primary ). ▁ ▁State ▁committee ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Republican ▁State ▁Committee ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁one ▁male ▁and ▁one ▁female ▁representative ▁from ▁each ▁Assembly ▁District . ▁Before ▁each ▁state wide ▁election , ▁the ▁committee ▁organ ises ▁a ▁party ▁convention ▁and ▁cho oses ▁candidates ▁for ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁vote ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁party ' s ▁nom ination . ▁If ▁no ▁candidate ▁wins ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁vote , ▁the ▁candidates ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁vote ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁" primary " ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁September . ▁A ▁candidate ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁vote ▁may ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁" primary " ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁pet ition ▁of ▁support ▁of ▁greater ▁than ▁ 1 5