SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 12, 2010

OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota		0-53713		27-0383995
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

215 South Cascade Street, P.O. Box 496, Fergus Falls, MN		56538-0496
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 410-8780

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Otter Tail Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Shareholder Meeting on April 12, 2010. As of the February 15, 2010 record date, a total of 35,835,553 common shares were entitled to vote, of which 29,358,088 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon and approved by the Company’s shareholders were:

(1)

the election of three members to the Board of Directors; and

(2)

the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders:

Election of Directors:

Director’s Name		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Arvid R. Liebe			20,036,303				962,393				8,359,392
John C. MacFarlane			19,980,660				1,018,036				8,359,392
Gary J. Spies			20,187,045				811,651				8,359,392

All three directors were re-elected to serve three year terms expiring at the time of the 2013 Annual Shareholder Meeting.

Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:

Votes For		Votes Against				Votes Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
28,526,787			592,206				239,095				0

Signature

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.