I'm not sure if there is either a system restriction or (more likely) an informal code to not aggressively close questions that have a bounty on them. Whatever the reason, is it possible to close a question that has a bounty on it - and also, what happens if said question is merged into its duplicate (which also could use a more detailed answer), does the bounty 'jump across' to the new/old question?
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Questions with bounties cannot be closed at all, as described in this MSO question. That way, we don't need any special rules regarding bounties and duplicates.
answered Jul 21, 2012 at 3:55
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1In general, if what you are looking for is not particular to the site's topic, it's probably a general rule and will probably be found on MSO. Commented Jul 21, 2012 at 4:07