On Oct. 30, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) filed an IRS complaint against the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina for engaging in partisan electioneering. The Convention hosted Michelle Obama, wife of then Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, at an event on Oct. 29. According to AU, Michelle Obama praised her husband and told the group about the type of president that her husband would be. AU also stated in its IRS complaint that Ms. Obama's "appearance took on the trappings of a campaign rally, and during it Ms. Obama promoted her husband's candidacy and appealed for votes." In his letter to the IRS, Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director of AU, said that the "appearance by Ms. Obama before this religious group raises a host of issues, and I urge the IRS to investigate the matter."