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**EXHIBIT        31.1**

**CERTIFICATION        OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

| 1.   | I                  have reviewed this report on Form 10-KSB of Axion Power International,                  Inc. |
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| 2.   | Based                  on my knowledge, this 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                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report; |
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| 4.   | The                  registrant's other certifying officers and I, are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant                  and we                  have: |
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| a)   | designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material                  information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated                  subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,                  particularly during the period in which this report is being                  prepared; |
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| b)   | evaluated                  the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures                  as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report                  (the                  "Evaluation Date"); and |
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| c)   | presented                  in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure                  controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation                  Date; |
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| 5.   | The                  registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based                  on our                  most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit                  committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing                  the                  equivalent function): |
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| a)   | all                  significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal                  controls                  which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,                  process,                  summarize and report financial data and have identified for the                  registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls;                  and |
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| b)   | any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal                  controls; and |
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| 6.   | The                  registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in                  this report                  whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls                  or in                  other factors that could significantly affect internal controls                  subsequent                  to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective                  actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material                  weaknesses. |
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