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.