Donald Trump faces being struck off ballot in two states

Donald Trump could be struck off the ballot for the next presidential election in two states as the former president's legal issues continue.

Trials in Colorado and Minnesota starting this week will determine whether Trump should be banned from the state's presidential ballots for constitutional reasons.

The Colorado case, which begins on Monday, was filed in September by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters and focuses on Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. They want a court order blocking Griswold from putting Trump's name on the ballots for Colorado's GOP primary and the general election.

Their case is based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which was ratified after the Civil War and bans insurrectionists from running for office. It states U.S. officials who take an oath to uphold the Constitution are disqualified from holding office if they "engaged in insurrection" or have "given aid or comfort" to insurrectionists.