Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION  I,  

T.L.

 Kirchner, certify that:  1. I have reviewed this

quarterly report on Form 10-Q

 of Electronic Systems Technology, Inc.; 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. 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. 4. The

registrant's

 other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the

registrant

 and have: (a) Designed

 such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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 i

s being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the

registrant's d

isclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the

registrant's in

ternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the

registrant's

 most recent fiscal quarter (

fourth

quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the

registrant's

 internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and



I

 have disclosed, based on

our

 most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the

registrant's

 auditors and the audit committee of the

registrant's

board of

directors: (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the

registrant's

 ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the

registrant's

 internal control over financial reporting.  Date: December 28, 2010  By:   /s/ T. L. Kirchner T.L. Kirchner, President and Chief Executive Officer  A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the registrant and will be retained by the registrant to be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.