It would seem that if the state of Alabama wanted to have a recount when an election is this close that their election laws would reflect that desire.. The right thing to do is obey the law. IMO
He (Siegleman) files an election contest with the Legislature and shows that illegal ballots were counted or legal ballots weren't counted and they would change the results. The new Legislature would consider an election contest in January.
He (Siegleman) gets a judge to order a limited recount in a county after finding that a voting machine or precinct did not make a report on election night.
My source for the above is from this webpage from Al.com, apparently a website that collects newspaper article from various Alabama newspapers. So it would appear that Siegleman does not have much of a leg to stand on, unless there are other scenarios in the Alabama law that would allow for a recount. I've been trying like heck to find the actual laws but I just can't find them anywhere and I'm not going to waste my entire Friday night looking for them. If anybody can post the specific laws here (and not just offer a generic link that takes you to the entire set of laws), I would greatly appreciate it.