Former elections liaison Dallas Woodhouse recently argued that North Carolinians should judge our election system “by facts rather than assumptions.” But that principle carries an important obligation: if Woodhouse and the Auditor’s Office ask the public to judge their work by the facts, then they must be willing to produce the records that allow the public to verify those facts. If Woodhouse wants the public to judge his work by the facts, then he and the Auditor’s Office should be committed to producing the records that document those facts. If Woodhouse and the Auditor’s Office are confident that the facts support their actions, then they should have nothing to fear from transparency. If the facts are truly on your side, you shouldn’t be afraid to show your work.