make this sentence correct and sound a tad bit like a child wrought it

OK, so like, a representative democracy is when there are these people who get elected, and they're like the voice of the people. They have to make choices for everyone and stuff, and they have to answer to the people by having these election things.

Okay, like, a representative democracy is when these people, like, get picked and become the voice for everyone. They have to make choices for everybody and stuff, and then they have to answer to the people by having these election thingies.