Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
Iowa Set To Kick Off US Primary Election Process
![Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol steps shows a view of downtown Des Moines. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/166E6EE8-3AB6-41C5-B9F8-CA1A973F5056_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol steps shows a view of downtown Des Moines. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.
![Visitors on boats enjoy Someiyoshino cherry blossoms at Chitorigafuchi Imperial Palace moat in Tokyo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/195516DA-094E-44C7-88DA-0435FA57FDA2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors on boats enjoy Someiyoshino cherry blossoms at Chitorigafuchi Imperial Palace moat in Tokyo.
![Joe Enriquez Henry with the League of United Latin American Citizens goes door-to-door to urge people to vote in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CCF7797E-E36F-4DB8-9C67-CE8483CFB7EE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joe Enriquez Henry with the League of United Latin American Citizens goes door-to-door to urge people to vote in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.
![The League of United Latin American Citizens, one of the oldest and largest Latino organizations in the United States, urges immigrants in the community to vote, in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B3B18DF1-BAAA-498B-B81A-F9AAA4BFC877_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The League of United Latin American Citizens, one of the oldest and largest Latino organizations in the United States, urges immigrants in the community to vote, in Des Moines, Iowa.