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By  JOHN  FLOWERS over  Republican  Scott  Milne  when  the  Vermont  bly  must  decide  the  contest  by  ballot  when  it  con- MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  majority  of  Addison  General  Assembly  decides  the  matter  on  this  venes  Jan.  8  because  neither  Shumlin  nor  Milne  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lawmakers  said  they  will  vote  in  favor  Thursday. garnered  more  than  50  percent  of  the  votes  cast  of  incumbent  Democratic  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  Per  the  state  Constitution,  the  General  Assem- (See  Governor,  Page  42)