**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

**CERTIFICATION**

|   | I, G. Lynn   Boggs, certify that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 1.     | I have   reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Goldleaf Financial   Solutions, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 2.     | Based on my   knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a   material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the   statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements   were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in this report;                               |
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| 4.     | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e) for the registrant and wehave:                                                                                            |
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|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
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|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of theperiod covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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|   | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recentfiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financialreporting. |
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| 5.     | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based onour most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’sboard of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                  |
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|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operationof internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and |
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|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employeeswho have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting. |

Date: March 28, 2007

|   |   | /s/ G. Lynn   Boggs       |
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|   |   | G. Lynn   Boggs           |
|   |   | Chief Executive   Officer |