Town of North Hempstead officials running for reelection would be prohibited from using town resources to distribute mailers bearing the candidate's name, image and likeness beginning 60 days before an election, pending a resolution proposed by town Democrats.

The measure will be voted on following a public hearing Tuesday, two weeks after Republicans maintained a 4-3 advantage on the town board on Election Day.

Mariann Dalimonte, the Democratic council member who sponsored the legislation, said in an interview Monday that "taxpayer dollars cannot and should not ever appear to ever be used for any candidate's campaign message."

"The people of North Hempstead deserve a government that plays it straight, that respects their hard-earned money and that refuses to blur the line between pub

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