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Almost 35 percent more people have registered to vote in Virginia in the first three months of 2016 than in the first three months of 2012, according to election data released Tuesday by the Virginia Department of Elections.

As of May 1, Virginia had 5,330,173 registered voters, a net gain of 108,582 since this year began.

And for the first time, more Virginia voters are registering online with the state’s elections portal than through applications submitted through the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

Roughly 40 percent of new voter registrations in the first three months of 2016 came through the state’s online system, while 33 percent registered through DMV.

The findings detailed in the Virginia Election Data Project suggest a more engaged electorate that is increasingly willing to engage in the democratic process and rely on the Internet to do so. They also come on the heels of recent political controversy in voter registration in Virginia, with Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order to simultaneously restore the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons who have served their time.

The project, available online, was produced by the State Board of Elections and local officials throughout Virginia, with the assistance of the Pew Charitable Trusts.