The document discusses the Electoral College system in the United States. It explains that when voters cast a ballot for president, they are actually voting for electors who will then vote for the candidate. Each state gets a number of electors equal to its total senators and representatives. Most states follow a "winner-take-all" system where the candidate who receives the most votes in that state gets all of its electoral votes. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. It is possible to lose the national popular vote but still win the Electoral College.