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Voters May Weigh in on Condoms in Porn Shot in L.A. County
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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced over the weekend that it's gathered more than half of the signatures it needs to get a measure on the November 2012 ballot requiring L.A. County porn performers to use condoms.
Mayor Villaraigosa signed a law requiring porn performers to use condoms in films shot in the city earlier this year, hence to move to require them for the county as well.
In a statement, AHF announced that it has collected 120,000 signatures since January 3, 2012, and notes that it still has until June 5 to secure the required total of 232,153. The proposed measure would require porn companies to “obtain a public health permit from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (‘the Department’) and pay a permit fee set by the Department in an amount sufficient for necessary enforcement."
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