Adult film performers who work in the San Fernando Valley and beyond had hoped an initiative requiring condom use during production shoots would be withdrawn from California’s November ballot.

But by Thursday evening — the deadline for proponents to withdraw initiatives — the Condoms in Pornographic Films Initiative appeared to be staying on the ballot, leaving performers such as Ela Darling scared and disappointed, she said.

“Even if you think the adult film industry needs to have stricter condom laws, this isn’t the way to do it,” Darling said. “It’s about our personal privacy and our safety.”

The proposed initiative contains traces of Measure B, an ordinance passed by Los Angeles County voters in 2012. Measure B mandated the use of condoms on adult film sets countywide. Health permit fees paid for by producers were intended to finance enforcement. The statewide measure goes further by allowing any California resident to enforce violations by reporting noncompliance to state regulators.

Performers are concerned the proposed state measure would allow private citizens to sue them when a condom is not visible in an adult film.

Legislative analysts found that the initiative may reduce state and local tax revenue by tens of millions of dollars annually and could also cost California millions to administer the law.

Several organizations oppose the initiative, including California’s Republican and Democratic parties. “This pending initiative will impact thousands of performers’ lives, and expose them to harassment, stalking, profiteering and endless litigation,” said Eric Paul Leue, executive director for the Free Speech Coalition, a Canoga Park based trade association for the adult entertainment industry.

Members from the Adult Performer Advocacy Campaign have met with legislators, union leaders and others to voice their concerns. The group also requested that Michael Weinstein — president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and a proponent of the initiative — to consider withdrawing it before Thursday’s deadline. Darling, who is part of the campaign, invited Weinstein to a panel discussion in West Hollywood on Tuesday.

Weinstein was a no-show, she said.

He did not return calls for a comment.

In February, the adult film industry claimed victory after California regulators voted against passing a set of standards that would have mandated condoms and eye protection as well as other protective barriers during all porn production across the state. Instead, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health has created a new advisory committee to shape regulations for the industry.

“In terms of sexual safety and sexual health, we’re already working toward that,” Darling said. “We don’t oppose regulation. We’re working with the appropriate entity to create it.”