The correct statements about the process of electing the U.S. president are:
2. The electoral vote, not the popular vote, determines the winner.
3. The election process was laid out in Article 2 of the Constitution.
4. Sometimes, the candidate with the most popular votes does not win.
So, the correct answers are 2, 3, and 4.
Regarding statement 1, it is incorrect. Each state receives a number of electoral votes based on its representation in Congress. This number is equal to the total number of senators and representatives that the state has.
However, this means that more populous states have more electoral votes than less populous states.