Seven of the 12 schools in San Diego Unified that made the state’s list of worst-performing schools are located in District E, the subdistrict represented by Whitehurst-Payne that includes Lincoln.
If Measure C gets through, candidates for San Diego Unified School Board would only run in their subdistricts in both the primary and general elections.
Now — unlike most any other election process — candidates for the school board first run in their own subdistrict during the primary, but then have to face voters citywide in the general election.
Some unions, such as the United Mine Workers, have a fourth division or subdistrict, but this is not the general practice.