When a lodge is no longer viable on its own and must turn its charter/warrent does it merge with another lodge? That is how it works in both my jurisdictions?
A lodge has to vote to consolidate. If the members can't agree or if the lodge can't manage a quorum for the issue to come to vote then the charter is lost.
My mother lodge absorbed a bunch of lodges in trouble. Both lodges have to vote. On the absorbing side I don't remember a single no vote. Sure, we're happy to take on a bunch of Brothers. Plug a hole in the line, add a nice social event to our annual calendar, you name it.
My first Illinois lodge couldn't afford the maintenance bill so we had to sell our building and become a tenant lodge. Once we knew we were in trouble we started the work to consolidate with another lodge in our district. It had to be voted on twice in two years before it was approved. Having been through consolidations on both sides it was far easier to welcome a bunch of new friends and Brothers that it was to be on the absorbed side.
Think of what would have happened if the group who showed up to vote no also showed up the second time to vote no - Several officers would have demited to other lodges. The no-vote Brothers mostly had not shown up for any other meeting in years so it was not like they would fill up the line. The next Stated meeting would have failed to achieve quorum. Fail to achieve quorum several meetings in a row and say goodbye to your charter.